mail slot

IPA/ˈmeɪl slɒt/
IPA/ˈmeɪl slɑːt/

mail slot — 名詞

1. a long, narrow opening cut into a door or an outside wall of a building, used fo

1.名詞B1
釋義

投信口

門上或牆上供信件投入的長條開口

a long, narrow opening cut into a door or an outside wall of a building, used for putting letters and small packages through so they arrive inside

例句

A letter from the bank dropped through the mail slot onto the doormat.

一封從銀行來的信掉進投信口，落在地墊上。

collocation: drop through the mail slot

Dario installed a mail slot so the postman could deliver letters without knocking.

Dario 裝了一個投信口，這樣郵差不用敲門就能投遞信件。

install a mail slot in [door]

同義詞
  • letterbox

    the standard term in British English, can also refer to a locked box beside or set into a door

  • mail drop

    a broader term that can mean any designated place for receiving mail, including a slot, a box, or a service address

用法筆記

More common in North American English; the equivalent in British English is usually called a 'letterbox'.