S.O.S.是国际摩斯电码救难信号，并非任何单字的缩写。鉴于当时海难事件频繁发生，往往由于不能及时发出求救信号和最快组织施救，结果造成很大的人员伤亡和财产损失，国际无线电报公约组织于1908年正式将它确定为国际通用海难求救信号。这三个字母组合没有任何实际意义，只是因为它的电码...---...（三个圆点，三个破折号，然后再加三个圆点）在电报中是发报方最容易发出，接报方最容易辨识的电码。
求救信号
很多人都以为S.O.S.是由一些单字的首字母缩写而成，如Save Our Souls（拯救我们的生命！），Save Our Ship（拯救我们的船只！），Stop Other Signals（停止发送任何其他信号！），Sure Of Sinking（船就要沉了！）等。
但其实，S.O.S.是国际摩斯电码救难信号，并非任何单字的缩写。鉴于当时海难事件频繁发生，往往由于不能及时发出求救信号和最快组织施救，结果造成很大的人员伤亡和财产损失，国际无线电报公约组织于1908年正式将它确定为国际通用海难求救信号。这三个字母组合没有任何实际意义，只是因为它的电码...---...（三个圆点，三个破折号，然后再加三个圆点）在电报中是发报方最容易发出，接报方最容易辨识的电码。
SOS is the international Morse code signal rescuers, the acronym is not any word. Given the disaster at that time there have been frequent reports, often not timely issue distress signals and fastest-rescue organizations, resulting in significant casualties and property losses, the International Convention on the radio organizations in 1908 it formally established as an international common maritime distress signals. This combination of three letters of no practical significance, because it is only the code ...---...( three dots, three dashes, three dots and plus) in the telegraph transmitters, is the most Easy issue, reported the most easily identify the code.
Mayday signals
Many people think that SOS by some words from the first initials, such as Save Our Souls (save our lives!), Save Our Ship (save our ship!), Stop Other Signals (stop sending any signals!) Sure Of Sinking (ship to Shen!).
But in fact, SOS is the international Morse code signal rescuers, the acronym is not any word. Given the disaster at that time there have been frequent reports, often not timely issue distress signals and fastest-rescue organizations, resulting in significant casualties and property losses, the International Convention on the radio organizations in 1908 it formally established as an international common maritime distress signals. This combination of three letters of no practical significance, because it is only the code ...---...( three dots, three dashes, three dots and plus) in the telegraph transmitters, is the most Easy issue, reported the most easily identify the code.
Mayday signals
Many people think that SOS by some words from the first initials, such as Save Our Souls (save our lives!), Save Our Ship (save our ship!), Stop Other Signals (stop sending any signals!) Sure Of Sinking (ship to Shen!).
But in fact, SOS is the international Morse code signal rescuers, the acronym is not any word. Given the disaster at that time there have been frequent reports, often not timely issue distress signals and fastest-rescue organizations, resulting in significant casualties and property losses, the International Convention on the radio organizations in 1908 it formally established as an international common maritime distress signals. This combination of three letters of no practical significance, because it is only the code ...---...( three dots, three dashes, three dots and plus) in the telegraph transmitters, is the most Easy issue, reported the most easily identify the code.
