message
Definitions
A piece of information sent from one person to another
消息，信息；口信
The central idea or lesson a work or speech tries to convey
（作品、讲话的）主旨，寓意
To send someone a text or electronic message
给……发信息
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin missus (sent) → Late Latin missaticum ("something sent") → Old French message. So a message is, at root, simply "a thing that was sent." The mess- spelling hides the same miss root found in mission and missile.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsWhy It Means This
Most learners never guess that message shares a root with mission and missile, because the spelling collapsed to mess- on its journey through French. But all three trace back to missus, "sent." A message is literally a sent thing; the abstract sense — "the message of the film" — is the idea the work sends to its audience.
Common Collocations
- 1.leave a message留言
- 2.send a message发送消息
- 3.text message短信
- 4.get the message明白意思
- 5.mixed messages矛盾的信号
Example Sentences
- 1.
She left a message on my voicemail.
- 2.
The film carries a powerful message about forgiveness.
- 3.
Just message me when you get home.