| 释义 |
Popemobile|ˈpəʊpməbiːl|
[f. pope n.1 + -mobile.]
A popular name for a specially-designed vehicle with a raised viewing platform surrounded by bullet-proof glass, used by the Pope when on an official visit to a foreign country.
This type of vehicle was introduced by Pope John Paul II.
1979Irish Times 1 Oct. 10/1 The Pope drove through the crowds in the specially constructed ‘Popemobile’. 1979Observer 7 Oct. 12/4 In Madison Square Garden he [sc. the Pope] lifted a child from the audience and set her on the roof of his custom-built Jeep—known even to his entourage as ‘The Popemobile’. 1982G. Priestland At Large (1983) 174 The usual ‘Popemobile’ has been harshly renamed the SPT or ‘Special Papal Transport’. 1986Catholic Leader (Brisbane) 7 Dec. 11/1 The Pope..alighted from the popemobile and happily strode off down the road. |