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語源

From French tricycle. By surface analysis, tri- +‎ cycle.

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈtɹaɪsɪkəl/, /ˈtɹaɪˌsɪkəl/
• 韻: -aɪsɪkəl
• ハイフネーション: tri‧cy‧cle

名詞

tricycle (plural tricycles)

1. A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

   Synonym: trike

   • 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 87:

     [S]o I rode home on my brand new tricycle to find the rest of the family parked in front of the box.

2. (Philippines) An autorickshaw; A motorized cycle rickshaw (usually a roofed motorcycle with sidecar, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi)

   Synonym: (cycle rickshaw) pedicab

派生語

動詞

tricycle (third-person singular simple present tricycles, present participle tricycling, simple past and past participle tricycled)

1. To ride a tricycle.

   Synonym: trike

   The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.