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A dirigible is an : a big craft that stays up because it is filled with gas, and that can be steered. Old photographs show long silver dirigibles hanging over a city. The word came in from French: a ballon dirigeable was a “steerable balloon,” as against a balloon that only drifts with the wind.
A dirigibledirigible is an airship是飛艇 a big craft that stays up because it is filled with gas一種靠灌氣體浮起來的大型飛行器 and that can be steered而且可以操控方向 Old photographs老照片裡 show long silver dirigibles hanging over a city常看到長長的銀色飛艇飄在城市上空 The word came in from French這個字是從法文來的 a ballon dirigeable was a “steerable balloon,”ballon dirigeable原意是可操控的氣球 as against a balloon that only drifts with the wind相對於只能隨風飄的氣球
Today most people say , or blimp for the rounder, softer kind. Dirigible sounds a little old and technical — the sort of word you meet in history books, museums, and early-aviation stories. A Zeppelin is a famous German kind.
Today most people say airship現在大部分人會說airship or blimp for the rounder, softer kind比較圓、比較軟的那種就叫blimp Dirigible sounds a little old and technicaldirigible聽起來有點老派、有點專業 the sort of word you meet in history books, museums, and early-aviation stories是那種你會在歷史書、博物館和早期航空故事裡遇到的字 A ZeppelinZeppelin is a famous German kind是有名的德國款式
Though actually, the same English word can be an adjective meaning “able to be steered,” but almost nobody uses that now; the noun “an ” is what you will meet. It is not a hot-air balloon you cannot point, and it is not an .
Though actually不過其實 the same English word can be an adjective meaning “able to be steered,”這個英文字也可以當形容詞，意思是可操控的 but almost nobody uses that now但現在幾乎沒有人這樣用 the noun “an airship”名詞an airship is what you will meet才是你會遇到的說法 It is not a hot-air balloon you cannot point它不是那種沒辦法控制方向的熱氣球 and it is not an aeroplane也不是飛機
core核心畫面
組成From French dirigeable, from ballon dirigeable (“steerable balloon”).
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
dirigiblenoun/ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒəbəl/
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aeronauticsaerospaceaviationA self-propelled airship that can be steered.
- Do you know, Louis, of any great secret military camp where a surprise fleet of dirigibles and flying machines of a new and terrible pattern is being formed by a far-seeing Government as a reserve against the day of Armageddon?
- On the opposite wall, the R101 tragedy is recalled by the airship's tattered ensign in a glass case, a plaque from the Royal Airship Works and a photograph of the dirigible at her moorings.
dirigibleadj/ˈdɪɹɪd͡ʒəbəl/
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steerable
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