courier

英 ['kʊrɪə]美 ['kʊrɪɚ]
  • n. 导游；情报员，通讯员；送快信的人
  • n. (Courier)人名；(英、法)库里耶
TEM8 IELTS TOEFL 中低频词 畅通词汇

助记提示

1. curr- "run" => courier.

中文词源

courier 快递

来自词根cur, 跑，词源同course, current.

英文词源

courier
courier: see current
courier (n.)
mid-14c., from Anglo-French courrier, from Old French coreor, ultimately an agent noun from Latin currere "to run" (see current (adj.)).

双语例句

1. Swiss fans cheered Jakob Hlasek during yesterday's match with Courier.
昨天，瑞士球迷在雅各布·赫拉塞克对阵库里耶的比赛中为赫拉塞克喝彩加油。
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2. He was a courier for the Polish underground and parachuted into Warsaw.
他是波兰地下组织的情报员，被空降到华沙。
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3. The cheques were delivered to the bank by a private courier firm.
支票由私人快递公司送到了银行。
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4. The courier had change for a £10 note.
快递员能破开10英镑的纸币。
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5. A courier was despatched with two sealed envelopes.
信使受命递送两封封讫的信。
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