sedan

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n. 轿车, 轿子

发音

UK /səˈdæn/
AU

词形变化

sedans 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.

    轿子

    轿

    舆

  2. 2.

    An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space, and luggage or (limited) cargo space.

    轿车

    三厢车

    澳大利亚 加拿大 新西兰 美国

    1986 May, Jack Keebler, U.S. Family Sedans - traditional technology takes on state of the art, Popular Science, page 24, What we are observing in this sedan square-off is the cumulative effect of modern design technology on the family sedan.

  3. 1.

    A handbarrow for transporting fish.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

saloon sedan chair

上位词 6

car machine auto automobile litter motorcar

下位词 2

brougham jampan

相关短语

sedan chair n. 轿子 sedan chairs station sedan

词源

The sense of "windowed chair" was first used by Sir Sanders Duncombe in 1634, possibly from a southern Italian dialect of Italian sede (“seat”), from Latin sedes. The "motorcar" sense was first recorded in 1912 in North America.

来源：wiktionary