pod “pod”最初的含义是豆荚（如毛豆，豌豆），指靠两片荚皮包裹豆子的果实。因为形似， pod 便可用指代地铁、高铁等交通工具的单个车厢；（飞机的）吊舱，短舱；以及 （航天器或船只上可与主体分离的）分离舱。
How pod planes could change travel forever？Imagine boarding an airplane in a completely relaxed, comfortable situation. This concept for air travel by Clip-Air could make it commonplace. Clip-Air separates the cabin from the wings, engines, and cockpit. A flying module would carry pods underneath it and fill it with passengers, cargo, or extra fuel.(Business Inside)
pod plane 吊舱飞机 clip-Air 模块化飞行 Link & Fly 飞行列车 modular planes 组合飞机
designed to fly with one, two or three detachable capsules. They can act as cabins or cargo holds, naturally, but the really cool part is that they are large enough to serve as train cars as well, meaning that in theory they could move from rail to air in, yes, a snap. 设计用于飞行的一个，两个或三个可拆卸的飞机吊舱（如同装箱），充当机舱，船舱或货舱，也可以充当火车车厢，这意味着理论上它们可以从公路移到轨道，轨道移动到空中，跟集装箱运输一样，吊舱可无缝转移至卡车和火车上，这为货运公司和航空业开辟了一个充满可能性的世界。
Hypersonics, electric propulsion, triple deckers -- think you've seen everything when it comes to new aircraft concepts?Well just hold on a second, here comes the pod plane.
boundary-pushing thinking in a new way and having new ideas. 创新思维，打破常规
While the concept might be boundary-pushing, the inspiration for Clip-Air is more mundane: the humble shipping container.
inter-modal transport intermodality being or involving transportation by more than one form of carrier during a single journey 联合运输的，用于综合运输的， 多式联运
Transfer from truck to giant cargo ship to freight train is seamless and the container can be used again and again, drastically reducing the cost of long-distance shipping. That's the magic of inter-modal transport -- and it's something this futuristic and potentially game-changing concept hopes to emulate.
Intermodality is also at the core of the Link & Fly proposal. In fact, AKKA Technologies is increasingly defining itself as a provider of integrated mobility solutions, blurring the difference between its automotive, rail and aerospace practices.
decouple separate, disengage, or dissociate (something) from something else 分离
For example, there may be a decoupling of who manages the airframe and passenger cabin. In the case of Clip-Air, those are likely to be multiple cabins, since up to three independent capsules could be attached to each aircraft.
备注：以上英语词汇来自原文： How pod planes could change travel forever (CNN)
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