1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from French (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from Latin omnibus "for all," dative plural of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Jacques Lafitte in Paris in 1819 or '20, in London from 1829. In reference to legislation, the word is recorded from 1842. Meaning "man or boy who assists a waiter at a restaurant" is attested from 1888 (compare busboy). As an adjective in English from 1842.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I enjoy the omnibus edition of Eastenders on Sunday.
我喜歡看《倫敦東區(qū)》的周日連播版。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. the 90-minute Sunday omnibus edition
90分鐘節(jié)目的星期天綜合版
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. You have to explain it in terms that the man on the Clapham omnibus would understand.
你必須用老百姓能理解的語(yǔ)言來(lái)解釋這事.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Disgruntled and defeated omnibus owners and drivers groaned aloud.
心懷不滿的和遭受挫折的公共馬車(chē)商人和車(chē)夫高聲叫罵著.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. He had never seen an omnibus at any time in the Buchingham Park Road.