1560s, from Middle French cylindre (14c.), from Latin cylindrus "roller, cylinder," from Greek kylindros "a cylinder, roller, roll," from kylindein "to roll," which is of unknown origin.
权威例句
1. The car was powered by a four cylinder air-cooled engine.
该汽车由一个四缸气冷发动机驱动。
2. The gas had apparently leaked from a cylinder.
气体似乎由一汽缸漏出。
3. a propane gas cylinder
丙烷气钢瓶
4. The mixture is fed into the cylinder from the carburettor.
混合体由汽化器注入汽缸.
5. The cylinder was lifted from the seabed in a sling.