• n. 拖拉機；牽引機

來自拉丁語 trahere,拖，拉，使移動，詞源同 drag,tract.-ct,過去分詞格，-or,表物。引申詞義 拖拉機，牽引機。

tractor

tractor: [17] Tractor is one of a large family of English words that come from tractus, the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’ (others include abstract [14], attract, contract, detract [15], distract [14], extract [15], retract, subtract, trace, tract [14], tractable [16], traction [17], trait, treat, treatise, and treaty). Tractor itself was originally used in English for a device, invented by the 18th-century American doctor Elisha Perkins, for ‘pulling’ across the surface of the skin, which was supposed to relieve rheumatic pains.

It was not applied to a ‘vehicle for pulling loads’ until the end of the 19th century. From Latin trahere itself come English retreat and train; and drag may go back to the same ultimate source.
=> abstract, attract, contract, detract, distract, extract, retract, retreat, subtract, trace, tract, train, trait, treat, treaty

tractor (n.)

1856, "something that pulls," from Modern Latin tractor "that which draws," agent noun from past participle stem of Latin trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Earlier used of a quack device consisting of two metal rods which were supposed to relieve rheumatism (1798, in full Perkins's metallic tractor); still the main sense in Century Dictionary (1891).

Sense of "an engine or vehicle for pulling wagons or plows" is recorded by 1896, from earlier traction engine (1859). The meaning "powerful truck for pulling a freight trailer" is first found 1926; tractor-trailer as "combined motor-truck and trailer" is from 1914.

1. The farm employed a tractor driver and two general labourers.

農場雇用了一名拖拉機手和兩名雜工。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Paul hooked his tractor to the car and pulled it to safety.

保羅把自己的拖拉機掛在汽車上，然后把它拉到了安全的地方。

來自柯林斯例句

3. In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter.

除了拖拉機, 我們又添了一臺插秧機.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

4. He learnt tractor maintenance.

他學會了拖拉機維修.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. You must oil the tractor every day.

你必須每天給拖拉機加油.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》