velocipede
名词 n.
动词 v.
美 /vəˈlɑsəˌpid/
英文释义
名词 n.
- An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not limited to bicycles and tricycles.
- Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
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A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.
— Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop of him
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A bicycle.
— […] his eyes fell upon the instantly recognizable if somewhat battered form of his own bicycle bell. […] 'Hold up there!' he cried, and 'Enough of that! Let loose that velocipede!' Archroy heard the Irishman's frenzied cries and released his grip. Marchant toppled to the dust in a tangle of flailing spokes.
动词 v.
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to ride on velocipede
— Polly and Maud willingly went, and watched his struggles with deep interest, till he got an upset, which nearly put an end to his velocipeding forever.
词汇关系
词源
词源 1
Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).
词源 2
Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).
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