palanquin

/ˌpæl.əŋˈkiːn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌpæl.ənˈkiːn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌpa-lən-ˈkēn -ˈkwin, -ˈkin; ˈpa-lən-ˌkēn, -ˌkwin, -ˌkin; pə-ˈlaŋ-kwən/ (ame, mw)

palanquin — noun

  • palanquinsingular
  • palanquinsplural

1. a covered seat or small cabin that a group of bearers lifts with poles to move o

1.名詞C2
釋義

a covered seat or small cabin that a group of bearers lifts with poles to move one passenger.

例句

At the wedding, four bearers carried the bride's palanquin through the temple gate.

carry a palanquin through + [place]

The old painting shows a prince stepping out of a palanquin beside the river.

step out of a palanquin

同義詞
  • sedan chair

    close in meaning, especially for an enclosed carried seat in older urban settings

  • litter

    broader historical word for a seat or bed carried by people

  • carried chair

    plain descriptive phrase rather than a fixed historical term

文法句型

ride in a palanquin

carry a palanquin on long poles

用法筆記

Usually refers to a historical form of transport in South or East Asia, not to a modern chair or carriage.

常見錯誤

❌The carriage horses pulled the palanquin up the hill.
✅Four men carried the palanquin up the hill.
💡a palanquin is carried by people, not pulled by horses.