🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

越野车

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yuèyěchē

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Off-roader/ˈɒfˌroʊ.dər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这辆越野车非常适合在山路行驶。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A motor vehicle specially equipped for driving on unpaved surfaces such as sand, mud, snow, or rocky terrain.

    "They took their new off-roader deep into the mountain trails for the weekend."
  2. 2

    A person who drives vehicles across rough country or unpaved terrain as a recreational sport.

    "As an avid off-roader, he spent every holiday exploring remote desert tracks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjectival phrase 'off-road', combining 'off' (away from) and 'road' (a prepared surface for travel), with the agent suffix '-er' added in the mid-20th century. Originally used to describe rugged vehicles adapted for unpaved terrain, the term evolved to encompass both the specialized automobile and the enthusiast who drives it.

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