forwarding
forwarding — 動詞
1. to pass an email, letter, package, or similar item along to a new person or addr
轉寄
把收到的東西再送給別人或新地址
to pass an email, letter, package, or similar item along to a new person or address after it first arrived with someone else or at another place
Quan forwarded the visa email to his travel agent that night.
Quan 那天晚上把簽證 email 轉寄給他的旅行代辦。
forward + email to + person
The hotel forwarded Meera's parcel to her new apartment in Tainan.
飯店把 Meera 的包裹轉送到她在台南的新公寓。
Hamza forgot to forward the school notice to his sister.
Hamza 忘了把學校通知轉寄給他妹妹。
After the move, the post office forwarded our bills for three months.
搬家後，郵局替我們把帳單轉寄了三個月。
Soraya asked reception to forward any messages to the night manager.
Soraya 請櫃台把任何留言轉給夜班經理。
文法句型
forward + email/message/letter to + person
forward + mail/package to + new address
用法筆記
Often used for something that first arrived with one person or at one address and then had to be sent on. Unlike simple 'send', it usually suggests passing the same item along rather than creating a new message.
常見錯誤
forwarding — 名詞
1. the act of passing mail, messages, packages, or other items on to another addres
代轉
把郵件或文件再送往別處的行為
the act of passing mail, messages, packages, or other items on to another address or another receiver
Mail forwarding to the dorm cost Henrik an extra monthly fee.
寄到宿舍的郵件轉寄服務讓 Henrik 每月多付一筆費用。
mail forwarding
The forwarding of customs papers delayed the truck by a day.
報關文件的代轉讓卡車延誤了一天。
Christopher handles the forwarding of warranty claims from the shop.
Christopher 負責代轉店裡送出的保固申請。
A mistake in parcel forwarding sent Wren's books to the wrong street.
包裹轉寄時出了差錯，Wren 的書被送到錯的街道。
- redirection
common for mail, calls, or online traffic when the route changes
- dispatch
focuses on sending something out in the first place, not passing it on after receipt
- shipment
refers to the goods sent, not specifically the act of sending them onward
- holding
items are kept at the current place instead of being sent on
文法句型
forwarding of + mail/package/document
mail forwarding
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal service language such as 'mail forwarding' or 'the forwarding of documents'. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about helping a plan move ahead rather than sending an item onward.
常見錯誤
2. the act of helping a plan, cause, or piece of work move ahead toward success
推動；促進
讓計畫或事業往前進展
the act of helping a plan, cause, or piece of work move ahead toward success
New grants helped the forwarding of clean-water projects in rural schools.
新的補助金幫助了鄉村學校淨水計畫的推動。
forwarding of + project/cause
The committee met weekly for the forwarding of trade talks.
委員會每週開會，以促進貿易談判的進展。
Ignacio praised local volunteers for the forwarding of the housing plan.
Ignacio 稱讚地方志工推動了那項住宅計畫。
A clear budget is essential for the forwarding of school reform.
明確的預算對學校改革的推動很重要。
- advancement
slightly broader; can describe progress without anyone actively helping it
- promotion
often implies active support for an idea, policy, or campaign
- furtherance
closest formal synonym; common in legal or official writing
- delay
the plan is slowed instead of moved ahead
- obstruction
active resistance prevents progress
文法句型
forwarding of + reform/project/plan
for the forwarding of + goal
用法筆記
This sense is rare and formal, often found in reports or official writing. Unlike sense 1, the object is usually an abstract goal such as a reform, negotiation, or project rather than a physical item or message.