omnibus
英 ['ɒmnɪbəs]
美 ['ɑmnɪbəs]
- n. 公共汽车；精选集；文集
- adj. 综合性的；总括的；（包括）多项的
omnibus 中文词源
omnibus 汇编，公共汽车来自拉丁语omnibus,全部，所有，来自omnis的复数与格形式。引申词义汇编。原也用于指公共马车，现用于指公共汽车，通常缩写为bus.
omnibus 英文词源
- omnibus (n.)
- 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from French (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from Latin omnibus "for all," dative plural of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Jacques Lafitte in Paris in 1819 or '20, in London from 1829. In reference to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (compare busboy). As an adjective in English from 1842.
omnibus 双语例句
1. I enjoy the omnibus edition of Eastenders on Sunday. 我喜欢看《伦敦东区》的周日连播版。 来自柯林斯例句
- 2. the 90-minute Sunday omnibus edition
- 90分钟节目的星期天综合版
来自《权威词典》
- 3. You have to explain it in terms that the man on the Clapham omnibus would understand.
- 你必须用老百姓能理解的语言来解释这事.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Disgruntled and defeated omnibus owners and drivers groaned aloud.
- 心怀不满的和遭受挫折的公共马车商人和车夫高声叫骂着.
来自辞典例句
- 5. He had never seen an omnibus at any time in the Buchingham Park Road.
- 他从来也没有见到公共马车在任何时候从白金汉公园路经过.
来自辞典例句