fuselage

fuselage

英 ['fjuːzəlɑːʒ; -lɪdʒ]
　　美 ['fjʊsə'lɑʒ]

n. [航] 機身（飛機）

中文詞源：

fuselage 機身

來自拉丁語fusus, 紡錘，詞源同fusiform. 因飛機機身形如紡錘狀而得名。

例句：

1. Some oscillation of the fuselage had been noticed on early flights.
在之前的幾次飛行中，就已經察覺到機身有些搖晃。

2. The aircraft took off with a gaping hole in its fuselage.
飛機起飛瞭，機身上有一個裂開的口子。

3. The length of the fuselage was increased due to a degree of directional instability.
由於存在某種程度的航向不穩定性，機身被加長瞭。

4. The problem turned out to be metal fatigue in the fuselage.
問題原來是飛機機身出現金屬疲勞。

5. The underpart of the plane's fuselage scraped the treetops.
飛機機身的腹部擦過樹頂.