| 释义 |
ˈroadworthy, a.
[road n. 4.]
1. Fit for the road; in a suitable condition for using on the road.
1819W. S. Rose Lett. I. 1 My carriage, which had been warranted roadworthy, having nearly gone to pieces. 1836Penny Cycl. VI. 318/2 A coach-proprietor is bound by law to take care that his coach, harness, and horses are roadworthy. 1883Blackw. Mag. July 59 Some tolerably roadworthy vehicles.
fig.1837Carlyle Fr. Rev. (1872) III. iv. iv. 154 It was..probably a workmanlike, roadworthy Constitution enough.
2. Of persons: Able to travel. rare.
1858Carlyle in Froude Carlyle in London (1884) II. xxiv. 224 Poor Neuberg..hopes to be roadworthy to-morrow again. 1862Mrs. Carlyle Lett. (1883) III. 107 In a few days I hope to be..road-worthy. |