词汇 | transport |
词源 | transport [LME] Transport is from Latin transportare, from trans- ‘across’ and portare ‘carry’. The word’s use to denote ‘a means of transportation’ [L17th] arose in the use of transport ships to carry soldiers or convicts, and later army supplies. Import [LME] and export [LME] are the carrying of goods in and out of the country. |
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