snail mail

短语

[计] 蜗牛邮件

发音

AU /ˈsneɪl ˌmeɪl/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email.

    不可数

    I came home to a mailbox stuffed with snail mail.

  2. 2.

    Mail (postal service), especially as compared with email.

    邮局递送的邮件

    不可数

    The official notice will be sent via both email and snail mail owing to legal requirements.

词汇关系

名词

反义词 2

e-mail electronic mail

上位词 3

post mail postal service

词源

A retronym emphasizing postal mail's slowness compared to email.

来源：wiktionary