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    A mini- is a very small : several roads meet, and in the middle there is a white circle painted on the ground, not a big raised island with plants. Drivers must go around that circle in one direction only, as they would at a larger .

    A mini-roundabout迷你圓環 is a very small roundabout是一個非常小的圓環:several roads meet好幾條路在這裡交會,in the middle在中間 there is有 a white circle painted on the ground畫在地上的一個白色圓圈,not不是 a big raised island with plants種著植物的大型凸起島。Drivers駕駛人 must go around that circle必須繞著那個圓圈走,in one direction only只能單一方向,as they would at a larger roundabout就像在較大的圓環那樣。

    They are common in Britain on quiet streets where there is not enough room for a full . In Taiwan you already know 圓環; this is the little painted kind.

    They它們 are common很常見 in Britain在英國 on quiet streets在安靜的街道上 where there is not enough room for a full roundabout沒有足夠空間蓋完整的圓環。In Taiwan在台灣 you already know你已經知道 圓環圓環;this這 is就是 the little painted kind畫在地上的小型版。

    Because the circle is only paint, some drivers roll straight over it — the rule is still to go around.

    Because the circle is only paint因為那個圓圈只是漆的,some drivers有些駕駛人 wrongly roll straight over it會誤把車直接開過去——the rule is still to go around規則仍然是要繞著走。

    It is a driving / traffic word. Though actually, “” can also mean “not saying something in a direct way”; here it is only the road.

    It它 is a driving / traffic word是一個開車/交通用語。Though actually不過其實,"roundabout"「roundabout」這個字 can also mean也可以指 "not saying something in a direct way"「講話拐彎抹角、不直接說」;here在這裡 it is only只是指 the road道路的意思。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

    看看訂閱內容

組成mini-(迷你、小型的)+ roundabout(圓環)

同家族的字

  • roundaboutthe larger junction this is a small version of
  • minibusshares the mini- prefix meaning small

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

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。

mini-roundaboutnoun

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    A small roundabout that is either flush to the road surface (painted on) or slightly raised.

    • Williton has a mini-roundabout for a town centre. At this mini-roundabout the traffic coming from Taunton turns left and heads straight out of town towards Minehead, passing between displays of agricultural machinery on a bank up on the left and a red stone police station recessed on the right.
    • Although traffic is advised not to carry out U-turn manoeuvres at a mini-roundabout, be alert for any oncoming traffic doing so.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。