mini-roundabout

美 [ˌmɪni ˈraʊndəbaʊt]英 [ˌmɪni ˈraʊndəbaʊt]
  • n.迷你环岛,微型环交;微型环岛交叉口(道路交会处的环形白圈)
mini-roundaboutmini-roundabout

noun

BrE迷你环岛,微型环交;微型环岛交叉口(道路交会处的环形白圈)
a white circle painted on a road at a place where two or more roads meet, that all traffic must go around in the same direction

  1. The mini-roundabout instils just enough uncertainty in drivers to encourage them to reduce speed at junctions , but not so much doubt as to cause gridlock .

    迷你环形交叉路给司机制造了恰到好处的不确定性,促使他们在交叉口减速,但又不会使他们犹疑不决到造成交通阻塞。

  2. So , in the spirit of circularity , let me offer the mini-roundabout , that peculiarly British innovation in traffic management , as my metaphor for sensible strategy in times of peril .

    因此,本着循环的精神,让我用英国在交通管理中的独特创新迷你环形交叉路来比喻危机时期的合理战略。