four-speed

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Having four forward speeds. attributive,uncountable
    — My car has a four-speed transmission. It is not as efficient as my daughter's five-speed.
  2. A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission. countable,uncountable
    — four-speed manual
  3. A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.; A manual transmission with four forward speeds; (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission. countable,historical,informal,specifically,uncountable
    — A: Was your dad's Mustang a four-speed? B: No, it was an automatic.

词形变化

four-speeds plural four speed alternative

词汇关系

并列词
two-speed three-speed five-speed six-speed

词源

The sense specific to a manual transmission came from an era when manual transmissions in passenger cars were usually four-speeds but automatics were usually three-speeds or two-speeds.
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