核心畫面

You can think of a luggage rack as a place to put your bag down that is not you. The word is just its two halves: luggage, the bags you travel with, and rack, an open frame for holding things. Both meanings are the same frame; only its position changes, and the position decides what you have to do with your bag when you get there.

luggage rack 可以想成「一個不是你自己的地方,讓你把行李放下來」。這個字就是兩塊直接疊起來:luggag更多收起luggage rack 可以想成「一個不是你自己的地方,讓你把行李放下來」。這個字就是兩塊直接疊起來:luggage(旅行帶的行李)+ rack(敞開的架子)。兩個意思其實是同一個架子,差別只在它裝在哪裡。裝在車廂裡,就在你頭頂上方,抬手放上去就好。裝在車頂上,就在整台車的外面,東西得用繩子綁牢。位置一變,動詞就跟著變:車內是 put、lift,車頂是 tie、strap。共同點是它永遠敞開,看得到,也因此東西會忘、會滑、會掉。

One branch

放行李的架子(位置決定用法)

兩個意思共用同一個畫面:一個敞開的框,替你撐著行李。往下讀時只要問一句——這個架子在車裡還是在車頂上。

noun · B1

A long open shelf above the seats inside a train, bus or coach, where passengers put bags and cases during the journey.

行李架(車廂內)