clarence

clarence — noun

1. an old type of horse-drawn carriage that has four wheels, an enclosed cabin for

1.名詞
釋義

an old type of horse-drawn carriage that has four wheels, an enclosed cabin for passengers, and an open driver's bench at the front, used in 19th-century cities for hire or private transport.

例句

Cyrus stepped down from the clarence and helped his grandmother onto the pavement.

step down from + clarence: arrival scene

The museum has a polished black clarence parked beside its Victorian sleigh.

adjective + clarence: colour and material

同義詞
  • carriage

    general word for any horse-drawn vehicle with passenger seats

  • brougham

    similar but smaller, with seats for only two inside

  • hansom

    two-wheeled cab with the driver seated high behind

用法筆記

A historical term — almost never used about modern vehicles. You will mainly meet it in 19th-century novels, museum captions, or articles on transport history. The plural is 'clarences'.

常見錯誤

They took a clarence to the airport last week.
They took a taxi to the airport last week.
💡a clarence is a 19th-century horse-drawn carriage, not a modern vehicle.