环保又省力的“电动脚踏车”

在大城市里，堵车犹如家常便饭。不想被堵在路上，又不愿在地铁里人挤人？“电动脚踏车”是个既方便又环保的出行方式。

Pedelec refers to a bicycle equipped with an electric motor that assists the rider's pedaling.
“电动脚踏车”指装有助力骑车人蹬车的电机的自行车。

该词是由pedal(脚踏车)和electric(电动的)组合而成的。

除了pedelec，其他常见装有小型电机的轻便式交通工具还有scooter(小轮摩托车)和electric bike(电动自行车)。

For example：

Previously, electric bikes and pedelecs — bicycles fitted with small motors — were required to share the road with cars, though the laws were decidedly fuzzy.
此前，当局要求装有小型电机的电动脚踏车和电动自行车与汽车共用车道，虽然法律对此的界定显然很模糊。

（中国日报网英语点津 丁一）