escalator
escalator — 名詞
1. An electrically powered moving stairway whose linked steps travel in a continuou
電扶梯
以電力運送乘客上下樓層的移動階梯
An electrically powered moving stairway whose linked steps travel in a continuous loop, so that people can stand still while being carried from one floor level to another inside a building.
Gabriel stood on the right of the escalator so others could walk past him.
Gabriel 站在電扶梯右側，讓其他人可以從左邊走過去。
stand on the right, walk on the left (etiquette)
The escalator broke down, so we had to climb the stairs instead.
電扶梯壞了，所以我們只好改爬樓梯。
When Yuna reached the top of the escalator, she stepped off carefully.
Yuna 到達電扶梯頂端時，小心地跨了出去。
A long escalator at the train station carried passengers up to the main platform level.
火車站裡有一條長長的電扶梯，把乘客送上主月臺層。
The shopping centre has escalators connecting every floor from the basement to the roof garden.
那間購物中心有電扶梯連接地下樓到頂樓花園的每一層。
- moving staircase
more descriptive and less common in everyday speech
- moving stairway
slightly more formal, often used in official signs or announcements
文法句型
usually singular
常見錯誤
2. A formal-contract provision that triggers automatic increases or decreases to pa
調整條款
合約中隨物價等條件調整的條款
A formal-contract provision that triggers automatic increases or decreases to pay, costs, or payments whenever a linked benchmark — such as the cost-of-living index — changes.
The union asked for an escalator clause that would protect workers when prices rose.
工會要求加入調整條款，以便在物價上漲時保護勞工。
escalator clause
Emre's employment contract included an escalator that raised his salary each year with inflation.
Emre 的僱傭合約含有一項調整條款，每年隨通膨調漲他的薪資。
The rental agreement had an escalator linking the monthly fee to the cost of living index.
租約中有一項調整條款，將每月租金與物價指數連動。
Without an escalator clause, Manuela's pension stayed the same as prices kept rising.
沒有調整條款，Manuela 的退休金維持不變，但物價持續上漲。
Investors preferred bonds with an escalator that adjusted interest payments when market rates changed.
投資人偏好附有調整條款的債券，該條款會在市場利率變動時調整利息支付。
- escalation clause
fuller, slightly more formal version of the same term
- adjustment clause
broader term; can refer to any automatic change, not only cost-of-living adjustments
文法句型
escalator + noun
escalator clause
用法筆記
Frequently used in the compound form 'escalator clause'. Common in labour contracts, rental agreements, and long-term service contracts. Not used for one-off transactions.
常見錯誤
escalator — 形容詞
1. Describing a system, contract, or rate that automatically rises or falls by a se
比例調整的
按比例自動增減的價格或薪資
Describing a system, contract, or rate that automatically rises or falls by a set proportion when a related measure — such as the cost of living or a market index — changes.
The company offered an escalator wage system that kept salaries in line with living costs.
該公司採用了比例調整的薪資制度，讓薪資與生活成本保持一致。
escalator wage system
Hassan chose an escalator mortgage whose interest rate moved up and down with the market.
Hassan 選擇了比例調整的房貸，利率會隨市場行情上下浮動。
The government introduced escalator benefits for retired workers that rose each year automatically.
政府推出了比例調整的退休福利，每年自動調漲。
Owen preferred an escalator pricing model over a fixed price for his ten-year supply contract.
Owen 傾向在十年期供應合約中使用比例調整的定價模式，而非固定價格。
Indra signed an escalator lease that adjusted the rent whenever property taxes went up.
Indra 簽了一份比例調整的租約，每當財產稅上漲時租金就跟著調整。
- adjustable
broader meaning; does not specifically tie the adjustment to an external index
- floating
commonly used for interest rates that move with a benchmark; less formal than 'escalator'
- fixed
does not change at all, regardless of external conditions
文法句型
escalator + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position). The noun it modifies is always a financial or contractual term: wages, prices, benefits, rent, mortgage, lease, or pension. Cannot be used predicatively — you cannot say *'the system is escalator'.