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Describing a part that you fix into place by pressing it until it clicks, and take off again just as easily — no screws, no glue, no tools.
Describing a part形容一個零件 that you fix into place by pressing it until it clicks用壓的方式壓進去、喀一聲就固定好,and也 take off again just as easily一樣輕鬆就能拆下來——no screws, no glue, no tools不用螺絲、不用膠、不用工具。
Snap-on wheels, a snap-on lid, a snap-on phone case, snap-on lens for a camera. The word tells you two things at once: how it goes on (a quick push and a click) and that it is meant to come off again, so you can swap it, clean it, or replace it. That is why it appears so often in and instruction manuals — it is a selling point that says easy.
Snap-on wheelssnap-on wheels(卡扣式輪子)、a snap-on lid卡扣式蓋子、a snap-on phone case卡扣式手機殼、snap-on lens for a camera相機用的卡扣式鏡頭。The word這個字 tells you two things at once同時告訴你兩件事:how it goes on (a quick push and a click)怎麼裝上去(快速一壓、喀一聲),and而且 that it is meant to come off again是設計成可以再拆下來,so這樣 you can swap it, clean it, or replace it你就能替換、清洗、或更換它。That is why這就是為什麼 it appears so often in adverts and instruction manuals它常常出現在廣告和說明書裡——it is a selling point that says easy這是在強調「方便」的賣點。
It goes before a noun and stays the same: a snap-on cover, two snap-on covers. As a verb the words separate: the lid snaps on.
It它 goes before a noun放在名詞前面 and stays the same而且形式不變:a snap-on cover一個snap-on cover,two snap-on covers兩個snap-on covers。As a verb當動詞用時 the words separate這兩個字會分開:the lid snaps on蓋子snap on(喀一聲扣上)。
Related words follow the same idea: snap-together, clip-on, press-fit. The idea comes straight from snap, the sound of that small sharp click, which is also why we snap our fingers and why a bag has a snap .
Related words相關的字 follow the same idea也是同樣的概念:snap-together, clip-on, press-fitsnap-together、clip-on、press-fit。The idea comes straight from snap這個概念就是直接來自snap這個字,the sound of that small sharp click那種喀的一聲短促的聲音,which is also why而這也是為什麼 we snap our fingers我們會snap(打)手指、and和 why a bag has a snap fastener為什麼包包會有個snap fastener(按扣)。
(Snap-on is also a well-known American tool brand; that is a name, not this meaning.)
(Snap-on Snap-on is also a well-known American tool brand也是一個知名的美國工具品牌;that is a name, not this meaning那是個名字,不是這個意思。)
組成snap (the small sharp clicking sound, and the quick movement that makes it) + on (into place). The word imitates the sound the part makes when it fixes.
同家族的字
- snapthe root — the click sound and quick movement
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。
snap-onadj
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Denoting a cover or attachment that is attached or secured with a snap; able to be attached or detached quickly and easily.
- The tin is 6½ in. high and 4 in. in diameter, and has a domed snap-on lid with knob; it will hold 1 lb. of toffees.
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。