• adj. 旋轉(zhuǎn)的，轉(zhuǎn)動的；輪流的
• n. 旋轉(zhuǎn)式機(jī)器；[動力] 轉(zhuǎn)缸式發(fā)動機(jī)

來自拉丁語 rota,輪子，來自 PIE*ret,旋轉(zhuǎn)，轉(zhuǎn)動，詞源同 round,roll,rotate.

rotary (adj.)

1731, from Medieval Latin rotarius "pertaining to wheels," from Latin rota "a wheel, a potter's wheel; wheel for torture," from PIE root *ret- "to run, to turn, to roll" (cognates: Sanskrit rathah "car, chariot;" Avestan ratho; Lithuanian ratas "wheel," ritu "I roll;" Old High German rad, German Rad, Dutch rad, Old Frisian reth, Old Saxon rath, Old Irish roth, Welsh rhod "carriage wheel"). The international service club (founded by Paul P. Harris in Chicago in 1905) so called from the practice of clubs entertaining in rotation. Hence Rotarian (1911).

1. A rotary telephone has a wheel with holes for each number.

轉(zhuǎn)盤式電話有個(gè)帶眼的輪子.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. Invented in 1951, the rotary engine is a revolutionary concept in internal combustion.

1951年發(fā)明的轉(zhuǎn)缸式發(fā)動機(jī)是內(nèi)燃機(jī)領(lǐng)域內(nèi)的革命性概念。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The central unit is a rotary drum.

核心設(shè)備是一個(gè)旋轉(zhuǎn)的滾筒.

來自辭典例句

4. A control system for a new diesel rotary distributor pump is here introduced.

這里介紹一種新型柴油機(jī)回轉(zhuǎn)式分配泵的控制系統(tǒng).

來自辭典例句

5. The Lead Pump is usually of the simple rotary design which requires little attention.

鉛液泵通常是一個(gè)簡單的旋轉(zhuǎn)裝置,很少需要維護(hù).

來自辭典例句