单词 | road manners |
释义 | > as lemmasroad manners road manners n. (a) behaviour on the road; (good or bad) conduct towards other road users; (b) (in a motor vehicle) responsiveness, comfort, and ability to be handled on the road (cf. manner n. 7c). ΚΠ 1869 Janesville (Wisconsin) Gaz. 29 June The first requirement of road manners is good nature and an accommodating spirit. 1942 Ann. Reg. 1941 98 A serious deterioration of road-manners. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 159 The result may be a hybrid but it is undeniably magnificent with better-than-100 m.p.h. performance and perfect road manners. 1995 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 30 Jan. 2 Obscene gestures..and verbal abuse..were other examples of bad road manners which angered drivers. 2001 Hartford Courant 14 Nov. (New Haven County/Shoreline ed.) f2/2 The Rendezvous rides comfortably and quietly. There is nothing in its road manners that will upset Buick's traditional clientele. < as lemmas |
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