"motorcar" in Chinese (Simplified)
汽车
Definition
motorcar 指的是有引擎的交通工具,用来在公路上载人,是“car”(汽车)的另一种说法,尤其常见于较老式或英式英语。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
'motorcar' 现在很少用,多见于历史、正式或英式语境。现代英语通常只用 'car'。不要在日常口语里用 'motorcar'。
Examples
The motorcar is parked outside.
**汽车**停在外面。
He learned to drive a motorcar last year.
他去年学会了开**汽车**。
A motorcar can travel very fast.
**汽车**可以行驶得很快。
Back in the 1920s, owning a motorcar was a real luxury.
在1920年代,拥有一辆**汽车**是一种奢侈。
The museum exhibits an old motorcar from the early 1900s.
博物馆展出了1900年代初的老**汽车**。
You don’t hear people call it a motorcar anymore; everyone just says 'car' now.
现在没人叫它**汽车**了,大家都直接说‘车’。