donkey power

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A unit of power equal to 250 watts, or about one third of a horsepower. humorous
    — The Yugo car was famous for how anemic its engine was, but its output sounded more impressive when reported in donkey power.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: motive power provided by one or more donkeys.
    — In that era, most of the equipment in this mine was run by donkey power.

词源

The humorous unit of power is modelled on horsepower, since a donkey is a less powerful draught animal than a horse.
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