詞彙精選：carriage的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

（舊時的）馬車 [C]

例句：

His father and Mother were with him, having posted from home in their carriage.

父母和他一起乘坐他們的四輪馬車離家旅行。

例句：

The carriage whirled out of sight.

馬車疾馳而消失在視線之外。

（客運列車的）車廂 [C]

例句：

I remained alone in the bare carriage.

我獨自坐在空車廂裏。

例句：

I took my seat in a third-class carriage of a deserted train.

我在一列空蕩蕩的火車的三等車廂找了個座位。

運輸，輸送；運費 [U]

例句：

The fare for carriage hereunder is subject to change prior to commencement of carriage.

爲運輸而採用的票價可在開始運輸以前改變。

例句：

They do not charge much for carriage.

他們只收一點兒運費。

儀態，姿態

例句：

He has a stately carriage.

他舉止莊重。

例句：

Miss Moore was a woman of steady deportment, without the least levity of conversation or carriage.

穆爾小姐是個態度穩重的女人，談吐舉止絕無半點輕浮之處。

二、詞義辨析：

car,bus,truck,lorry,coach,automobile,jeep,carriage,waggon

這些名詞都與“車”有關。car多指乘坐人的小汽車或轎車。bus一般指公共汽車或大型客車。truck與lorry同義，都指卡車或貨車，前者爲美國用詞，後者用於英國。coach原義指四輪馬車，現指轎式汽車，長途公共汽車，還可指火車設有臥鋪的車廂。automobile是汽車的總稱。jeep吉普車，指一種小型輕便、適合在崎嶇路面或野外使用的車子。carriage指馬車，兩匹或兩匹以上馬拉的四輪馬。waggon指四輪運貨馬車或牛車，也指鐵路的無蓋貨車。

三、相關短語：

baby carriage

n.<美>童車,嬰兒車(亦作baby buggy)

carriage return

n.回車

carriage trade

n. 上層階級

carriage bolt

車身螺栓，螺絲栓

gun carriage

炮架

carriage wrench

套筒板手

hackney carriage

n. 出租馬車

slip carriage

n. 卸下的車廂

四、參考例句：

The carriage rolled rapidly onward.

馬車急速地行駛着。

The carriage left a trail of dust.

馬車後揚起了一縷煙塵。

Where did you buy the baby carriage?

你從哪裏購到這輛嬰兒車的？

They do not charge much for carriage.

他們只收一點兒運費。

Do they charge carriage by bulk?

他們是否按體積計算運費？

The carriage passed through the palace gate.

馬車進入了宮殿的大門。

The carriage whirled out of sight.

馬車疾馳而消失在視線之外。

The carriage overturned and the passengers were pitched out.

車子翻了，乘客們被摔了出來。

The carriage jogged along on the rough road.

那輛四輪馬車在那崎嶇的道路上顛簸前進。

This carriage has a seating capacity of 120 people.

這節車廂定員120人。