vehicular

vehicular — 形容詞

1. connected with cars, trucks, buses, or other machines that carry people or goods

1.形容詞B2
釋義

車輛的

與汽車、卡車等道路交通工具相關的

connected with cars, trucks, buses, or other machines that carry people or goods on roads

例句

The police charged Christopher with vehicular assault after the accident on River Road.

Christopher 在河邊路發生車禍後，被警方以車輛傷害罪起訴。

used before specific crime terms like assault/homicide

Beatrix parked her scooter at the gate because the park does not allow vehicular access.

Beatrix 把摩托車停在門口，因為公園不允許車輛進入。

collocation: vehicular access

同義詞
  • motor

    More specific — refers only to engine-powered vehicles; vehicular also covers non-motor vehicles like bicycles

  • automotive

    More technical and industry-focused; usually about cars and their manufacturing rather than general road use

  • road

    Broader — relates to the road itself rather than the vehicles using it

反義詞
  • pedestrian

    Refers to people walking rather than travelling in a vehicle

文法句型

vehicular + noun

用法筆記

Attributive only — vehicular nearly always appears directly before a noun (vehicular traffic, vehicular crime). It is not used after linking verbs like 'be' or 'become.' Most common in official reports, news articles, and legal documents.

常見錯誤

❌This street is vehicular.
✅This street is open to vehicular traffic.
💡vehicular is an attributive adjective and must be followed by a noun.
❌I need to get my vehicular fixed.
✅I need to get my vehicle fixed.
💡vehicular is an adjective; the noun form 'vehicle' is needed when referring to a car or truck.