| 释义 |
fu·nic·u·lar
I. \(ˈ)fyü|nikyələ(r), f(y)əˈn-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin funiculus + English -ar
1. : dependent on the tension of a cord or cable
2. : having the form of or associated with a cord
3. [New Latin funiculus + English -ar] : of or consisting of a funiculus
II. noun
or funicular railway also fu·nic·u·laire \ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|la(a)](ə)r, -|le], ]ə\
(-s)
Etymology: funicular (II) (translation of French funiculaire, n.) from funicular (I); funicular railway (probably translation of French chemin de fer funiculaire) from funicular (I) + railway; funiculaire from French funiculaire, n., from funiculaire, adjective, funicular, from Latin funiculus + French -aire -ary (from Latin -arius)
: a cable railway ascending a mountain; especially : one having the weight of an ascending car partly or wholly counterbalanced by the weight of a descending car |