"stagecoach" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 驛站馬車

Definition

驛站馬車是一種大型密封的馬車，由馬匹拉動，過去主要用於長途運送乘客和郵件，特別是在火車與汽車出現之前。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“stagecoach”多用於歷史語境，尤其是十八、十九世紀美國西部或歐洲，經常出現在“乘坐驛站馬車”、“驛站馬車路線”等詞組中。現代對話中很少用，除非涉及歷史。

Examples

The stagecoach arrived at noon.

**驛站馬車**中午到達了。

He rode a stagecoach across the country.

他乘著**驛站馬車**穿越全國。

Mail was delivered by stagecoach in the old days.

過去，郵件通過**驛站馬車**遞送。

Back then, traveling by stagecoach was slow and uncomfortable.

那時，乘坐**驛站馬車**又慢又不舒服。

The movie showed a classic stagecoach robbery scene.

電影裡有一個經典的**驛站馬車**搶劫場面。

Tourists can take a ride in a restored stagecoach at the museum.

遊客可以在博物館裡乘坐修復的**驛站馬車**。