"wing joint, segment of a bird's wing," mid-15c., from Old French pignon "wing-feather, wing, pinion" (c. 1400), from Vulgar Latin *pinnionem (nominative *pinnio), augmentative of Latin pinna "wing" (see pin (n.)).
pinion (n.2)
"small wheel with teeth to gear with a larger one" (as in rack and pinion), 1650s, from French pignon "pinion" (16c.), literally "gable," from Old French pignon "pointed gable, summit," from Vulgar Latin *pinnionem, augmentative of Latin pinna "battlement, pinnacle" (see pin (n.)).
pinion (v.)
"disable by binding the arms," 1550s, older in English than literal sense "cut or bind the pinions (of a bird's wing) to prevent flying" (1570s); from pinion (n.1). Related: Pinioned.
雙語例句
1. Why don't you try tightening the pinion nut first?
你為什么不先扭緊小齒輪的螺帽?
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2. He is held with his arms pinion together behind his back.
他被捉住反剪著雙臂.
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3. The two differential - pinion gears mesh with these two side gears.
兩個行星齒輪與這兩個半軸齒輪相嚙合.
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4. Drive pinion to stop collar clearance shall be controlled to OEM specifications.