aviation
UK/.eivi'eiʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
The design, development, and operation of aircraft; flying as an activity or industry.
航空（学）；飞机的设计、研发与运行；作为活动或产业的飞行。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedavi (bird) + -ation (act/process) = "the act of bird-like flying." Coined in 1860s France from Latin avis, it framed human flight as imitating birds. The bird metaphor is now invisible, but it is why pilots belong to the "aviation" world.
Root avi still carries 3 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.aviation industry航空工业
- 2.aviation safety航空安全
- 3.civil aviation民用航空
- 4.aviation fuel航空燃油
Example Sentences
- 1.
He spent his whole career in the aviation industry.
- 2.
Aviation safety standards are among the strictest in the world.
- 3.
Advances in aviation made transatlantic travel routine.