1784 (the year the use of one first was attempted, in Paris), from French parachute, literally "that which protects against a fall," hybrid coined by French aeronaut François Blanchard (1753-1809) from para- "defense against" (see para- (2)) + chute "a fall" (see chute).
PARACHUTE, a kind of large and strong umbrella, contrived to break a person's fall from an airballoon, should any accident happen to the balloon at a high elevation. ["Supplement to the Encyclopaedia or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences," Philadelphia, 1803]
parachute (v.)
1807, from parachute (n.). Related: Parachuted; parachuting.
实用例句
1. The Parachute Regiment could be forced to admit women.
伞兵团可能会被迫招收女性。来自柯林斯例句
2. He plunged 300ft to the ground when his parachute collapsed.
降落伞突然瘪了，他从300英尺的高空跌落到地面。来自柯林斯例句
3. He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.
他差点被自己的降落伞吊带勒死。来自柯林斯例句
4. UN troops could be landed by helicopter or even by parachute.
