snail mail

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Mail (physical material) sent in the post, especially as compared with email. retronym,uncountable
    — I came home to a mailbox stuffed with snail mail.
  2. Mail (postal service), especially as compared with email. retronym,uncountable
    — The official notice will be sent via both email and snail mail owing to legal requirements.

词汇关系

近义词
smail
衍生词
play-by-snail-mail

词源

A retronym emphasizing postal mail's slowness compared to email.
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