| 释义 |
man-powered, a. (Formerly at man n.1 19 e).|ˈmænpaʊəd|
[f. man n.1 + powered a.]
Driven by human rather than mechanical effort.
1959Times 27 July 7/6 A purely private effort..to achieve a man-powered ‘ornithopter’. 1973Nature 16 Nov. 173/3 A book largely concerned with a theoretical synthesis of man-powered ornithopters. 1992Tour de France 92 19 A fast ride on a racing bicycle is the nearest thing in this world to man-powered flight. |