1907, from air (n.1) + plane (n.1); though the original references are British, the word caught on in American English, where it largely superseded earlier aeroplane (1873 in this sense and still common in British English). Aircraft "airplane" also is from 1907. Lord Byron, speculatively, used air-vessel (1822).
实用例句
1. The insured value of the airplane was greater than its book value.
该飞机的投保价值高于它的实际账面价值。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He slipped and fell on an airplane gangway as the cameras rolled.
在摄像时他不慎滑倒在飞机座位间的通道上。
来自柯林斯例句
3. They arrived in Belgium by airplane .
他们乘飞机到达比利时。
来自《权威词典》
4. The ailerons on an airplane are hinged to the wing.
飞机的副翼是用铰链装在机翼上的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. Flying in an airplane was a new experience for her.
