postage是一個英語名詞，意為“郵資”或“郵費”，指通過郵政系統傳送信件、包裹等所需的費用。該詞屬於不可數名詞，在實際套用中通常與包裝費、預付郵資信封等搭配使用。根據劍橋詞典的定義（截至2025年4月26日），postage在英式和美式英語中發音略有差異，其音標分別為[ˈpəʊstɪdʒ]和[ˈpoʊstɪdʒ]。例句如“The price includes postage and packing”（價格包括郵資和包裝費）常見於商業場景。詞根詞綴分析表明，postage由前綴“post-”（郵政）與後綴“-age”（費用）構成。
基本介紹
- 詞性：名詞
- 音標：英[ˈpəʊstɪdʒ]/美[ˈpoʊstɪdʒ]
- 級別：第5級
- 不可數：是
- 相關辭彙：postage stamp
釋義與詞源,發音與拼寫,用法與例句,相關辭彙,雙語例句,
釋義與詞源
postage作為名詞時，核心含義為“郵資”，指郵寄物品所支付的費用。詞源分析顯示，“post-”前綴源自拉丁語“positus”，意為“放置”，在此指代郵政系統，“-age”後綴則表示費用或狀態。
發音與拼寫
- 英式發音：[ˈpəʊstɪdʒ]
- 美式發音：[ˈpoʊstɪdʒ]
- 拼寫差異：在英式和美式英語中拼寫一致，均為“postage”。
用法與例句
postage常見於描述郵寄費用的語境，以下為截至2025年5月的例句：
- 預付郵資：Please return the form in the prepaid postage envelope。
- 郵資計算：How much is the postage for a parcel to Canada?。
- 費用涵蓋：All prices include postage and packing。
相關辭彙
- 近義詞：charge、token、item
- 聯想詞：shipping、stamp、USPS
- 短語搭配：
- postage stamp（郵票）
- postage costs/rates（郵資費用/費率）
- parcel postage（包裹郵費）
雙語例句
- For foreign orders postage is extra. 對於國外訂單，郵資是另計的。
- All prices include postage and packing. 所有的價格都包括郵資和包裝費。
- The price includes postage and packing. 本價格包括郵資和包裝費。
- All prices include postage and handling. 所有價格都包含郵資和手續費。
- This dictionary is 100 yuan, postage included. 這本詞典連郵費共100元。
- There are no postage or delivery costs, so prices can be kept low. 沒有郵費和運費，所以價格可以一直很低。
- How much was the postage on that letter? 寄那封信要多少錢？
- The new chip will be made from a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp. 這種新的晶片將由大約郵票大小的一塊矽片製成。
- That is if you put a postage stamp on upside down, you'll go to prison. 也就是說，如果你把郵票倒過來貼，你就會進監獄。
- That is, if you put a postage stamp on upside down, you'll go to prison. 那就是，如果你把一張郵票上下貼反的話，你就會被關進牢里。
- The price includes postage charges. 價格包括郵資在內。
- Last but not least, you have to pay for postage. 最後，你還不得不付郵資。
- A postage meter can stamp mail automatically. 蓋戳機可以自動為信件蓋上郵戳。
- Put it on the scales,please. Well,the postage is $2.5. 請把它放在秤上,好了,郵資2.5美元.
- Mail this coupon today in the postage-paid envelope. 用我們貼上郵票的信封今天就將優惠卷寄回來訂購吧。
- But, the postage is much higher than the regular package. 但是郵資會比一般包裹貴出很多。
- Stampify: Make your image look like a postage stamp. Stampify：使你的圖片看起來像一張郵票。
- Would you please weight this letter to see what the postage? 請稱這封信，看看需要多少郵資。
- Pay your bills online and save a tree and 42 cents on postage. 線上支付你的帳單，這樣能挽救一棵樹並能省下42美分的郵費。
- It was ugly. It had a monochrome screen the size of a postage stamp. 它確實很醜，它僅配備了一塊郵票大小的單色顯示屏。
- Excuse me, can you tell me what the postage is on this parcel to New York? 打擾一下，請問這個包裹寄往紐約要多少郵資？
- A human's scent membrane in the nose is about the size of a postage stamp. 人類鼻腔內的嗅膜大小約相當於一張郵票。
- Pre-sort and barcode your mail to qualify for substantial discounts on postage. 提前給你的郵件分類並打上條碼，你就可以享受大幅郵遞折扣。
- Increased efficiency in packaging and postage helped him manage the rapid growth. 高效的包裝與配送使他的生意得以快速增長。
- The first Canadian postage stamp, the 1851 Three-Penny Beaver, carried its image. 1851年版三便士的河狸郵票是加拿大發行的第一枚郵票，票面就是以河狸為圖案。
- Please make a remittance of 1,500 Yuan for the books you've ordered. The postage is included. 您訂的書請匯款一千五百元過來，郵資包括在內。
- Another tray holds dozens of postage-stamp–sized brown moths pinned in evenly spaced rows. 另一個托盤盛著幾十隻郵票大小的褐色蛾，按相等間隔釘著排列。
- Again, many Internet companies will also require an additional charge for postage and packaging. 重申一下，許多網路公司會因郵資和包裝收一些額外費用。
