carriage
UK/'kæridʒ/US
TOEFL高考四级六级考研B1
释义
n.
A horse-drawn passenger vehicle
马车
n.
A railway passenger car (British)
(英)火车车厢
n.
The way a person holds and carries themselves; bearing
仪态,举止
词根拆分
词根派生carry(源自 carrus,车)+ -age(名词后缀)= 运载之物——交通工具。「仪态」义是巧妙的引申:一个人「carry(承载)」自己的方式。carri 是 car 的 carrus 变体。
词根 car 还连着 96 个词常用搭配
- 1.horse-drawn carriage马拉的马车
- 2.baby carriage婴儿车
- 3.railway carriage火车车厢
- 4.carriage return回车(换行)
例句
- 1.
The bride arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
新娘乘坐一辆马拉的马车到达。
- 2.
We found seats in the last carriage of the train.
我们在火车最后一节车厢找到了座位。
- 3.
She walks with the upright carriage of a dancer.
她走起路来有舞者般挺拔的仪态。