airmail

airmail — 名詞

1. the postal service that carries letters and packages between countries on aeropl

1.名詞B1
釋義

航空郵件

用飛機運送的國際郵政服務

the postal service that carries letters and packages between countries on aeroplanes, usually faster but more expensive than ground or sea delivery.

例句

Grandma sent the birthday card by airmail from Taipei so it would arrive in London on time.

奶奶從台北用航空郵件寄出生日卡片，這樣才能準時送到倫敦。

send + by airmail (preposition pattern)

The online shop offers two shipping options: cheap surface post or faster airmail.

這家網路商店提供兩種寄送方式：便宜的水陸郵件，或比較快的航空郵件。

contrast with surface post

同義詞
  • air post

    older term, mostly historical

  • express post

    broader; covers fast delivery by any method, not only by plane

反義詞
  • surface mail

    post sent by road, rail, or ship instead of by plane

  • sea mail

    specifically post carried by ship, the cheapest international option

文法句型

by airmail

airmail + noun (attributive)

用法筆記

Often used attributively before a noun (an airmail letter, an airmail envelope, an airmail sticker). The word is heard less often today because most international post already travels by plane by default; people now usually just say 'post' or 'shipping' and choose a speed option.

常見錯誤

❌I sent the letter by an airmail.
✅I sent the letter by airmail.
💡'by airmail' takes no article, like 'by car' or 'by post'.
❌Please airmail this parcel to me.' (if you mean the service in general).
✅Please send this parcel by airmail.
💡'airmail' is mainly used as a noun in modern British and American English.