postilion

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /pɒˈstɪlɪən/    美 /pəˈstɪljən/|/poʊˈstɪljən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A rider mounted on the near (left) leading horse who guides the team pulling a carriage.
    — C’est un garcon de bonne fortune, said the landlord, pointing through the window to half a dozen wenches who had got round about La Fleur, and were most kindly taking their leave of him, as the postilion was leading out the horses.
  2. A post-boy, a messenger boy, a swift letter carrier. obsolete

词形变化

postilions plural postillion alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
postilioned postilion sentence

词源

From Middle French postillon, and its likely source, Italian postiglione (“guide for driver of post-coach”), from posta (“post”).
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