vehicle

n. 交通工具, 车辆, 传播媒介
【化】 载体; 运载体; 漆料
【医】 赋形剂; 媒介物

ve.hi.cle

n.（名词）


A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance:
交通工具：运输人或物的器具或结构；交通工具：
例句：
a space vehicle.
航天器

A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.
机动车辆；汽车：一种装有轮胎的自行驱动的交通工具；机动车辆
A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished:
传播媒介：用来传递、表达或完成某物的工具或手段：
例句：
His novels are a vehicle for his political views.
他的小说是传达他的政治观点的媒介

The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, aswalking shadow in
比喻词、形象词：具体的或特定的词或短语，用于某个比喻要旨并且给予该比喻形象力，如walking shadow（行走的阴影） 节自
例句：
.Life`s but a walking shadow.(Shakespeare)
.生活不过是一个行走的阴影.(莎士比亚)

A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company.
拿手作品或角色：用来显示某一演员或剧团的特殊才华的戏剧、角色或音乐作品
A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.
赋形药，赋形剂：一种无疗效的物质，用以传送某种起作用的药的施用
A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.
调漆料：与油漆混合在一起以供使用的一种物质，如润滑油等

来源：
Latin vehiculum
拉丁语 vehiculum
from vehere [to carry] * see wegh-
源自 vehere [运送] *参见 wegh-