機器上的那套裝置
這一支就是核心畫面裡那根管子,連同幫浦、油和活塞一起算。
noun · B2
The parts of a machine that use pressed liquid, usually oil, to push, lift or turn something heavy.
液壓系統;油壓裝置
One way to hold this word: a closed tube full of oil. Press gently at one end and something far heavier rises at the other, slowly and steadily. Liquid will not squash, so a small push at this end becomes a big lift at that end.
Wiktionary gives the form as hydraulic + -ics, the ending English uses to name a field of study (physics, mechanics, economics).
依本卷宗附的字源樹,這個字是 hydraulic 加上字尾 -ics。-ics 是英文用來替一門學問命名的字尾,physics、mechanics、economics 都是同一個家族。這也正好解釋了為什麼「學問」那個意思當單數看。
Wiktionary entry supplied in this packet (kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:478048221): "From hydraulic + -ics."
Two branches
機器上的那套裝置
這一支就是核心畫面裡那根管子,連同幫浦、油和活塞一起算。
noun · B2
The parts of a machine that use pressed liquid, usually oil, to push, lift or turn something heavy.
液壓系統;油壓裝置
研究它的那門學問
同一根管子,但站遠一點看:不是在用它,而是在研究它為什麼行得通。
noun · B2
The study of how liquid under pressure can be used to move things and produce power; a branch of engineering.
液壓學;水力學
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
hydraulicsnoun/haɪˈdɹɒlɪks/
The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.
The hydraulic system of a vehicle or other machine.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。