minivan

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small van, especially (Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) one primarily used for family transport.
动词 v.
  1. To travel or transport in a small van. ambitransitive

词形变化

minivans plural minivans present,singular,third-person minivanning participle,present minivanned participle,past minivanned past

词源

词源 1
From mini- + van. First widely used in the 1980s, when this class of vehicles became widely popular as an alternative to station wagons (estate cars). Attested earlier in technical usage, usually as mini-van.
词源 2
From mini- + van. First widely used in the 1980s, when this class of vehicles became widely popular as an alternative to station wagons (estate cars). Attested earlier in technical usage, usually as mini-van.
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