"stagecoaches" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 驛馬車

Definition

一種大型有蓋馬車，過去以馬匹拉動，主要用來長途運送乘客和郵件，途中在站點更換馬匹。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“stagecoaches”特指過去十八、十九世紀的馬車，並非現代巴士或客車。常見與“old”、“mail”、“travel”或“road”等字搭配。

Examples

Stagecoaches carried people across the country.

**驛馬車**載著人們穿越全國。

In the old West, stagecoaches were often attacked by robbers.

在舊西部，**驛馬車**常被強盜襲擊。

Stagecoaches stopped at inns to change horses.

**驛馬車**會在旅館停下來更換馬匹。

Traveling by stagecoaches was slow but exciting in the 1800s.

19世紀搭乘**驛馬車**雖然慢，但很刺激。

Movies often show stagecoaches racing through dusty towns.

電影常有**驛馬車**穿越塵土飛揚的小鎮的場景。

Before trains, stagecoaches were the best way to send mail long distances.

在有火車之前，**驛馬車**是遠距離送信的最佳方式。