rudder

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n. 舵, 方向舵, 指导原则

发音

UK /ˈɹʌdə(ɹ)/
US /ˈɹʌdɚ/

词形变化

rudders 复数 rudders

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An underwater vane used to steer a vessel. The rudder is controlled by means of a wheel, tiller or other apparatus (modern vessels can be controlled even with a joystick or an autopilot).

    舵

    船舵

    航海 交通
  2. 2.

    A control surface on the vertical stabilizer of a fixed-wing aircraft or an autogyro. On some craft, the entire vertical stabilizer comprises the rudder. The rudder is controlled by foot-operated control pedals.

    舵

    方向舵

    航空 商务 工程
  3. 3.

    The tail of an otter.

  4. 4.

    A riddle or sieve.

  5. 5.

    That which resembles a rudder as a guide or governor; that which guides or governs the course.

    比喻

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

surface aerofoil airfoil control surface

部分词 3

tiller rudderpost rudderstock

整体词 2

vessel watercraft

相关短语

rudder authority rudder roll rudder stock rudder stocks rudder rolls Dutch rudder bow rudder

词源

From Middle English rodder, rother, ruder, from Old English rōþor (“oar, rudder”), from Proto-West Germanic *rōþr, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą (“oar, rudder”) (compare Dutch and West Frisian roer, German Ruder), from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”) + Proto-Germanic *-þrą, *-þraz, instrumental suffix. Akin to Old English rōwan (“to row”). More at rōwan, -þor.

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