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1. Oxford Dictionary

   escapement

   • IPA[ɪˈskeɪpm(ə)nt]

   英式

   • n.
     a mechanism in a clock or watch that alternately checks and releases the train by a fixed amount and transmits a periodic impulse from the spring or weight to the balance wheel or pendulum；a mechanism in a typewriter that shifts the carriage a small fixed amount to the left after a key is pressed and released.

   • noun: escapement, plural noun: escapements

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a mechanism in a clock or watch that alternately checks and releases the train by a fixed amount and transmits a periodic impulse from the spring or weight to the balance wheel or pendulum a lever escapement
   • 2. a mechanism in a typewriter that shifts the carriage a small fixed amount to the left after a key is pressed and released.
   • 3. the part of the mechanism in a piano that enables the hammer to fall back as soon as it has struck the string.