minibus

minibus — noun

1. a motor vehicle with enough room for roughly ten to twelve people, designed for

1.名詞B1
釋義

a motor vehicle with enough room for roughly ten to twelve people, designed for short group trips such as airport transfers or school outings

例句

The school hired a minibus to take the children to the museum.

collocation: hire/rent a minibus

A minibus arrived at the hotel entrance to collect the tour group.

同義詞
  • minivan

    a smaller vehicle, typically seating seven or eight people, more like a van with windows

  • shuttle bus

    a bus (often a minibus) that travels back and forth on a short fixed route

  • small bus

    a more general, informal term for any bus shorter than a standard city bus

反義詞
  • coach

    a large bus designed for long-distance travel, seating thirty or more people

文法句型

by + minibus

a + number-seat + minibus

用法筆記

People often describe a minibus by its seating capacity with a hyphenated number prefix, for example, 'a fifteen-seat minibus.' The plural form 'minibuses' is standard.

常見錯誤

❌The hotel has a small minibus that seats twenty people.
✅The hotel has a minibus that seats twelve people.
💡Minibuses typically seat ten to twelve passengers; a vehicle seating twenty is usually called a midibus or a small coach.