speedometer
英 [spiː'dɒmɪtə]
美 ['spi'dɑmɪtɚ]
中文詞源
speedometer 速度計speed-,速度，-meter,儀器。 speed-read 快速閱讀
英文詞源
- speedometer (n.)
- 1904, from speed + -meter. A Germanic-Greek hybrid and thus much execrated.
[T]he ancient Greeks & Romans knew what speed was, & yet no-one supposes they called it speed, whence it follows that speedo- & speedometer are barbarisms. [Fowler]
The correct classical formation is tachometer.
雙語例句
- 1. The speedometer showed that we were doing 50 miles per hour.
- 計速表顯示我們的時速是50英裏.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. The speedometer was rocking between 60 and 65.
- 速度表在60至65之間擺動著.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The instrument that measures the speed is a speedometer.
- 用來測定速度的儀器是速度計.
來自辭典例句
- 4. You can define the excessive speed of your motor - car by a speedometer.
- 你可以用速測表來確定摩托車已經超速.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The speedometer was touching 120 mph.
- 速度計顯示時速達120英裏.
來自辭典例句