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I can't make sense of "n. weight empty (in space)" |
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1) If "weight empty" is a noun, then I presume it means "weight (of a ship, truck, etc.) when it is empty". But then, why add "in space"? That seems rather confusing. It makes me imagine trying to weigh an unloaded truck floating in orbit around the earth! | 1) If "weight empty" is a noun, then I presume it means "weight (of a ship, truck, etc.) when it is empty". But then, why add "in space"? That seems rather confusing. It makes me imagine trying to weigh an unloaded truck floating in orbit around the earth! | ||
Anyway, I doubt that 空载 means "weight when empty". That would 空载重量 rather than just 空载, I believe. Example from the Web: "curb weight (无人无货的汽车)空载重量", and another: "空载重量超过2000千克，但不超过7000千克 Of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 7000kg." | Anyway, I doubt that 空载 means "weight when empty". That would 空载重量 rather than just 空载, I believe. Example from the Web: "curb weight (无人无货的汽车)空载重量", and another: "空载重量超过2000千克，但不超过7000千克 Of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 7000kg." And this: 空载重量（Manufacturer's Empty Weight）15~45吨的飞机。 Note that "manufacturer's empty weight" is also called "manufacturer's weight empty", according to Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manufacturer%27s_empty_weight], so in that last example, "weight empty" is 空载重量, not 空载. | ||
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So I'm suggesting a definition something like this: '''adj./adv. (of a ship, train, etc.) empty; unloaded; without any load (i.e. no passengers, cargo, etc.)''' | So I'm suggesting a definition something like this: '''adj./adv. (of a ship, train, etc.) empty; unloaded; without any load (i.e. no passengers, cargo, etc.)''' | ||
[[User:Richwarm|Richwarm]] ([[User talk:Richwarm|talk]]) 02:27, 18 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
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The part-of-speech is "noun" and the definition is "weight empty (in space)".
1) If "weight empty" is a noun, then I presume it means "weight (of a ship, truck, etc.) when it is empty". But then, why add "in space"? That seems rather confusing. It makes me imagine trying to weigh an unloaded truck floating in orbit around the earth!
Anyway, I doubt that 空载 means "weight when empty". That would 空载重量 rather than just 空载, I believe. Example from the Web: "curb weight (无人无货的汽车)空载重量", and another: "空载重量超过2000千克，但不超过7000千克 Of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 7000kg." And this: 空载重量（Manufacturer's Empty Weight）15~45吨的飞机。 Note that "manufacturer's empty weight" is also called "manufacturer's weight empty", according to Wikipedia [1], so in that last example, "weight empty" is 空载重量, not 空载.
2) 空载 seems to be used primarily in an adjectival or adverbial role rather than as a noun. E.g. 回空 is defined as 指车船空载返回 at zdic. [2]
Another example: 2019年6月15日，北京新机场线一期“白鲸号”列车首次发车空载试运行。[3]
And one more: 凌晨3时30分,一艘“鄂浠水0195”轮拖着一只空载驳船,逆江而上。
So I'm suggesting a definition something like this: adj./adv. (of a ship, train, etc.) empty; unloaded; without any load (i.e. no passengers, cargo, etc.)