Yeah, people are willing to pay a premium for that freedom to avoid the pain of the taxi meter effect.
是的,人们愿意为这种自由支付额外费用,以避免出租车计价器效应带来的痛苦。
依然是我 | Still Me (Me Before You #3)
We stood on each side of the door as the taxi meter ticked, and the driver raised his eyes to the rearview mirror, waiting.
计程表滴答滴答地响着, 我们分别站在门的两边, 司机抬眼看着后视镜, 等待着。
金钱地球
Economists say that people are attracted to flat-rate rate pricing for a mix of all three of these reasons - the taxi meter effect, the insurance effect and because they sometimes overestimate how much they're actually going to consume.
A taximeter is a mechanical or electronic device installed in taxicabs and auto rickshaws that calculates passenger fares based on a combination of distance travelled and waiting time. It is the shortened form of this word that gives the "taxi" its name.
英英词典
taxi meter n.
a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)