substation

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
    — The utility now wants the network to be undergrounded in the urban areas, which would mean substations with 33 kV distribution swtichgear.
  2. A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.
  3. A branch post office.
  4. Any subordinate station.

词形变化

substations plural sub-station alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Italic *supo
Latin sub
Latin sub-der.
English sub-
English station
English substation
From sub- + station.
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