messenger

IPA/ˈmesɪndʒə(r)/
KK[mˈɛsəndʒɚ]IPA/ˈmesɪndʒər/

messenger — 名詞

  • messengersingular
  • messengersplural

1. A person whose job is to carry letters, packages, or official information from o

1.名詞B1
釋義

信差；送信者

負責傳送信件、包裹或資訊的人

A person whose job is to carry letters, packages, or official information from one place or person to another.

例句

A hotel messenger brought a package to our room just after we checked in.

我們剛辦好入住，飯店的服務員就送了一個包裹到房間。

Jin worked as a bike messenger in Taipei during his summer break from university.

Jin 大學暑假期間在臺北當腳踏車快遞員。

collocation: bike messenger

常見搭配
  • send something by messenger
  • bike messenger
  • messenger service
  • dispatch a messenger
  • messenger bag
同義詞
  • courier

    More formal; often used for important or confidential documents, and for international delivery services.

  • runner

    Informal; often used inside large offices, hospitals, or film sets for urgent on-site delivery.

  • dispatch rider

    A messenger who travels by motorcycle, especially in military or emergency contexts.

文法句型

messenger + for (company/group)

messenger + from (place/person)

by messenger

用法筆記

Often used in job titles and compound nouns such as bike messenger, courier messenger, or motorcycle messenger. The person may travel on foot, by bicycle, by motorcycle, or by car depending on the setting.

常見錯誤

Please leave a messenger for the manager.
Please leave a message for the manager.
A messenger is a person who delivers something; a message is the information itself.
慣用語

shoot the messenger

idiom

To blame or punish the person who delivers bad news, even though that person is not responsible for the bad situation.

怪罪傳信者

Walid was furious about the rejected application, but he knew better than to shoot the messenger who had simply delivered the letter.

It is unfair to shoot the messenger — Kasia only passed on the news about the delay; she did not cause it.

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常用片語

  • send something by messenger
  • work as a messenger
  • dispatch a messenger

介系詞搭配

  • by messenger
  • messenger for [company/department]
  • messenger from [place/person]