montgolfier
montgolfier — 名詞
1. 孟戈菲兄弟(the Montgolfier brothers),即 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier(1740–1810)與其弟 Jacque
孟戈菲兄弟
發明熱氣球的法國兄弟
孟戈菲兄弟(the Montgolfier brothers),即 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier(1740–1810)與其弟 Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier(1745–1799),法國造紙商,於 1783 年建造並升空了世界上首具實用熱氣球,證明了載人輕於空氣飛行是可行的。
The Montgolfier brothers tested their first unmanned balloon in June 1783 before sending animals up in a later flight.
孟戈菲兄弟在 1783 年 6 月測試了第一顆無人熱氣球,之後才讓動物升空飛行。
historical timeline: unmanned → animal → manned flights
King Louis XVI watched the Montgolfiers' manned balloon launch at Versailles on September 19, 1783.
法國國王路易十六於 1783 年 9 月 19 日在凡爾賽宮觀看了孟戈菲兄弟的載人熱氣球升空。
collocation: manned balloon launch
A special type of hot air balloon still bears the name montgolfière in honour of the Montgolfier family.
為紀念孟戈菲家族,一種特殊類型的熱氣球至今仍被稱為 montgolfière。
Crowds gathered in Annonay to watch the Montgolfiers' first public balloon ascent on June 4, 1783.
1783 年 6 月 4 日,群眾聚集在阿諾奈,觀看孟戈菲兄弟首次公開的熱氣球升空。
The Montgolfier name appears in every major history of aviation around the world.
孟戈菲這個名字出現在全世界每一部重要的航空史著作中。
文法句型
the Montgolfier brothers + verb
用法筆記
Bopomofo(注音符號):ㄇㄥˋ ㄍㄜ ㄈㄟ。This word is almost always used in the plural form 'the Montgolfiers' or in the set phrase 'the Montgolfier brothers'. The singular is rare unless referring to one brother specifically by first name. The French feminine noun 'montgolfière' (a hot air balloon) is derived from their surname.