safety valve

參見：safety-valve

英語

發音

• (標準英音) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈseɪftɪ ˌvælv/
• (通用美式) 國際音標^(幫助)：/ˈseɪfti ˌvælv/

• 音頻 (美國)：

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• 韻部：-ælv
• 斷字：safe‧ty valve

詞源1

來自safety +‎ valve。

名詞

safety valve (複數 safety valves)

1. 安全閥
   • 1941 April, “British Locomotive Developments”, 出自 The Railway Magazine, London: Tothill Press, →ISSN, →OCLC，頁號 173:

     Spun glass mattresses are used for lagging the boiler, which has three Ross pop safety valves on the front ring.

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   • 1959 April, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, 出自 Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC，頁號 185:

     [A]nd to show that there was no shortage of steam, Royal Scot, directly we stopped, blew off vigorously from its safety-valves steam that well might have been used in the cylinders in the interest of timekeeping.

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2. (延伸) 用於關閉盛放氣體或蒸汽的容器以防止壓力過度流失的閥門
3. (比喻義) 發洩情緒的途徑，舒緩情緒的方法

   近義詞： outlet、release

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   1. (美國，法律) 美國的一條法律，編入美国法典第§3553條，授權法官對很少或沒有犯罪前科的罪犯不適用強制性最低刑罰
      • 2020 6月 30, David Jeremiah Barron, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, “United States v. Hernández-Hernández”, 出自 Federal Reporter […] (No. 19-1123)‎^[1], 卷 964, St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC，2023-07-02歸檔自原頁面，頁號 100:

        Hernández additionally requested that he be given a two-level safety-valve reduction pursuant to U.S.S.G. § 5C1.2, which mitigates the harsh effect of mandatory minimum sentences on certain first-time offenders who played only supporting roles in drug-trafficking schemes and who provided testimony about their involvement in the criminal activity.

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        作定語的用法，

其他寫法

• safety-valve

下位語

• Ramsbottom safety valve
• spring valve

衍生詞

• Ramsbottom safety valve
• safety-valve (動詞)

詞源2

參見safety-valve。

動詞

safety valve (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 safety valves，現在分詞 safety valving，一般過去時及過去分詞 safety valved)

1. safety-valve的另一種寫法