unsprung

unsprung — 形容詞

  • unsprungpositive
  • more unsprungcomparative
  • most unsprungsuperlative

1. describing the parts of a vehicle, such as the wheels, tyres and brakes, that ar

1.形容詞C1
釋義

簧下

車輛不經懸吊支撐的

describing the parts of a vehicle, such as the wheels, tyres and brakes, that are not held up by the suspension springs and therefore move up and down directly with bumps in the road

例句

Reducing unsprung weight helps a car's tyres maintain contact with the road on bumpy surfaces.

降低簧下重量有助於輪胎在崎嶇路面保持與地面的接觸。

collocation: unsprung weight

The engineer explained that fitting lighter alloy wheels lowers the unsprung mass of the vehicle.

工程師解釋說,換裝更輕的合金輪圈能降低車輛的簧下質量。

collocation: unsprung mass

反義詞
  • sprung

    describing the parts of a vehicle that are supported by the suspension springs

文法句型

unsprung + noun

用法筆記

Most commonly appears in the compound noun 'unsprung weight' (also 'unsprung mass') in automotive engineering. The opposite concept is 'sprung weight', meaning the parts of the vehicle that the suspension supports.