motorcycle
英 ['məʊtəsaɪk(ə)l]
美 ['motɚ'saɪkl]
中文詞源
motorcycle 摩托車motor,摩托車，cycle,輪子，圈。
英文詞源
- motorcycle (n.)
- 1895, a hybrid from motor + -cycle, from bicycle. Motocycle also was used late 19c.
The horse follows the crooks of a country road, but then the training of the "motorcycle" (horrid name) will inevitably straighten out the crooks in the country road, and afford long ranges of straight tracks. [Payson Burleigh, "The Age of Steel," Oct. 12, 1895]
Related: Motorcyclist.
雙語例句
- 1. The gunman escaped on a motorcycle being ridden by an accomplice.
- 持槍歹徒坐上一輛由同夥駕駛的摩托車逃逸。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They made their getaway along a pavement on a stolen motorcycle.
- 他們騎上偷來的摩托車沿著人行道逃走了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They saw a squadron of fifteen motorcycle policemen driving in V-formation.
- 他們看見15名警察騎著摩托車排成V字形前行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. I won't have him risking his neck on that motorcycle.
- 我不會讓他冒險騎那輛摩托車。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They sell used and reconditioned motorcycle parts.
- 他們出售二手的和翻新的摩托車零件。
來自柯林斯例句