c. 1200, messager, from Old French messagier "messenger, envoy, ambassador," from message (see message (n.)). With parasitic -n- inserted by c. 1300 for no apparent reason except that people liked to say it that way (compare passenger, harbinger, scavenger).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The messenger bent and scratched at his knee where the strapping chafed.
送信人彎下腰來(lái)，撓著膝部被綁腿磨紅的地方。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. He sent the order by messenger.
他通過(guò)郵遞員發(fā)出訂單。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. By the time the messenger reached him, the damage had been done.
送信人趕到他那兒時(shí), 損失已經(jīng)造成了.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. The messenger boy will run off his legs sooner or later.
這個(gè)小通訊員遲早會(huì)累垮的.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. I'll order a special messenger to deliver the document.