omnibus
英 ['ɒmnɪbəs]
美 ['ɑmnɪbəs]
- n. 公共汽車；精選集；文集
- adj. 綜合性的；總括的；（包括）多項的
中文詞源
omnibus 匯編，公共汽車來自拉丁語omnibus,全部，所有，來自omnis的複數與格形式。引申詞義匯編。原也用於指公共馬車，現用於指公共汽車，通常縮寫為bus.
英文詞源
- omnibus (n.)
- 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from French (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from Latin omnibus "for all," dative plural of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Jacques Lafitte in Paris in 1819 or '20, in London from 1829. In reference to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (compare busboy). As an adjective in English from 1842.
雙語例句
- 1. I enjoy the omnibus edition of Eastenders on Sunday.
- 我喜歡看《倫敦東區》的周日連播版。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. the 90-minute Sunday omnibus edition
- 90分鍾節目的星期天綜合版
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. You have to explain it in terms that the man on the Clapham omnibus would understand.
- 你必須用老百姓能理解的語言來解釋這事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Disgruntled and defeated omnibus owners and drivers groaned aloud.
- 心懷不滿的和遭受挫折的公共馬車商人和車夫高聲叫罵著.
來自辭典例句
- 5. He had never seen an omnibus at any time in the Buchingham Park Road.
- 他從來也沒有見到公共馬車在任何時候從白金漢公園路經過.
來自辭典例句