posthaste

n. 火速 a. 火速的

发音

UK /ˌpəʊstˈheɪst/
US /ˌpoʊstˈheɪst/
AU

别名

post-haste postehaste post haste

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of post-haste.

    不可数
adv.
  1. 1.

    Quickly, as fast as someone travelling post; with great speed.

    过时 正式

    It is imperative that you finish your task posthaste.

词源

From the former instruction on letters ‘haste, post, haste’, later reinterpreted as a compound of post + haste.

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