"aircraft" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 飞行器
• 飞机

Definition

Aircraft 指任何能够在空中飞行的交通工具，比如飞机或直升机。它是航空领域里一个较通用、也较正式的说法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

它比 'plane' 更正式、更技术化。'Aircraft' 单复数同形，所以可以说 'an aircraft'，也可以说 'many aircraft'。常见搭配有 'military aircraft'、'commercial aircraft'、'aircraft carrier'。

Examples

The aircraft is ready to take off.

这架**飞行器**已准备好起飞。

We saw a small aircraft in the sky.

我们看到天空中有一架小型**飞行器**。

That aircraft carries 200 passengers.

那架**飞机**可搭载200名乘客。

The airport was closed after an aircraft made an emergency landing.

一架**飞机**紧急降落后，机场关闭了。

Military aircraft were flying over the city all morning.

军用**飞行器**整个上午都在城市上空飞行。

This company builds parts for commercial aircraft.

这家公司生产商用**飞机**的零件。