"four-wheeled vehicle to carry heavy loads," late 15c., from Middle Dutch wagen, waghen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz (cognates: Old English w?gn, Modern English wain, Old Saxon and Old High German wagan, Old Norse vagn, Old Frisian wein, German Wagen), from PIE *wogh-no-, suffixed form of root *wegh- "to carry, to move" (cognates: Sanskrit vahanam "vessel, ship," Greek okhos, Latin vehiculum, Old Church Slavonic voz? "carriage, chariot," Russian povozka, Lithuanian va ?is "a small sledge," Old Irish fen, Welsh gwain "carriage, cart;" see weigh).
In Dutch and German, the general word for "a wheel vehicle;" English use is a result of contact through Flemish immigration, Dutch trade, or the Continental wars. It has largely displaced the native cognate, wain. Spelling preference varied randomly between -g- and -gg- from mid-18c., before American English settled on the etymological wagon, while waggon remained common in Great Britain. Wagon-train is attested from 1810. Phrase on the wagon "abstaining from alcohol" is 1904, originally on the water cart.
實(shí)用例句
1. I found a place to park beside a station wagon.
我在一輛旅行車旁邊找到了一個(gè)車位。
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2. The wagon's paint was badly chipped on the outside.
馬車外邊油漆斑駁。
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3. Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
讓馬克把他車?yán)锏钠统槌鰜怼?/dd> 來自柯林斯例句
4. I'm on the wagon for a while. Cleaning out my system.
