| 释义 |
gimbals/ˈdʒimb(ə)lz/n. pl. a contrivance, usu. of rings and pivots, for keeping instruments such as a compass and chronometer horizontal at sea, in the air, etc. (使罗盘、记时计等平衡的)平衡架；常平架 □ gimballed adj.[variant of earlier gimmal, via Old French gemel ‘double finger ring’ from Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus ‘twin’] |