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.
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1.
Alternative spelling of post-haste.
不可数
adv.
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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.
来源:wiktionary