| 释义 |
car·riage
\ˈkarij, -ēj also -er-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English cariage, from Old North French, from carier to transport in a vehicle — more at carry
1. : the act of carrying : transport, conveyance
< the carriage of weapons inside the … town — P.A.Rollins >
< impassable to any other carriage but a mule — Tobias Smollett >
2.
a. archaic : moral or social behavior : deportment
< her very prudent carriage — Lord Byron >
b. : manner of bearing the body : posture
< that slender unrigid erectness and the fine carriage of head — Willa Cather >
3. archaic : the act or manner of conducting measures or projects : management, execution, administration
< the passage and whole carriage of this action — Shakespeare >
4. : the price or expense of carrying
5. obsolete : something that is carried : burden, load, baggage
6. obsolete : import, sense
< missed the whole carriage of the former chapter >
7. : means of conveyance : vehicle:
a. obsolete : any means of carrying or conveying (as a litter, wheelbarrow, or barge)
b. : a wheeled vehicle for people; especially : a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and for comfort or elegance
c. Britain : a railway passenger coach
8. : a wheeled support carrying a burden
< a gun carriage >
< a log carriage in a sawmill >
9. : a movable part of a machine for supporting or carrying some other movable object or part
< the carriage on a lathe >
< a typewriter carriage >
10.
a. : a frame in or on which something is carried or supported
b. : the wheeled supporting framework of a carriage or other vehicle : running gear
11. obsolete : a hanger for a sword
12. : the timber or iron joist supporting a wooden staircase
13. : chair 5a |