Vehicle



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• n.交通工具, 传播媒介
• ［英］ n.交通工具, 传播媒介 ( an agent of transmission;carrier)
• ［记］ veh ( 带来) +icle ( 东西) -> 带人的东西 -> 交通工具

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum carriage, conveyance, from vehere to carry — more at way
• Date: 1612
• 1.
  • a. an inert medium (as a syrup) in which a medicinally active agent is administered
  • b. any of various media acting usually as solvents, carriers, or binders for active ingredients or pigments
• 2. an agent of transmission ; carrier
• 3. a medium through which something is expressed, achieved, or displayed <an investment vehicle>; especially a work created especially to display the talents of a particular performer
• 4. a means of carrying or transporting something <planes, trains, and other vehicles>: as
  • a. motor vehicle
  • b. a piece of mechanized equipment

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