以電動機為動力的垂直升降機，裝有箱狀吊艙，用于多層建筑乘人。服務于規定樓層的固定式升降設備。它具有一個轎廂，運行在至少兩列垂直的剛性導軌之間。轎廂尺寸與結構形式便于乘客出入或裝卸貨物。習慣上不論其驅動方式如何，將電梯作為建筑物內垂直交通運輸工具的總稱。

    A vertical lift powered by an electric motor, equipped with a box-shaped car, designed for transporting passengers in multi-storey buildings. It is a fixed lifting device serving specified floors. The elevator consists of a car that travels between at least two vertical rigid guide rails. The size and structural design of the car facilitate passenger entry and exit, as well as loading and unloading of goods. By convention, regardless of the driving method adopted, elevator is a general term for vertical transportation equipment within buildings.