| 释义 |
post·al
I. \ˈpōstəl\ adjective
Etymology: French, from poste post, mail + -al — more at post (mail)
1. : of or relating to the posts or mails or to the post office
< postal service >
< postal career >
< postal inspector >
< a postal agreement between governments >
2. : of or relating to a system of carrying goods or passengers on a railroad for a uniform rate irrespective of distance
< the postal principle >
< the postal tariff >
3. : conducted by mail
< postal chess >
< postal tuition >
II. noun
(-s)
: postal card
< drop a postal to the editor — Congressional Record >
III. adjective
Etymology: from a series of incidents during the late 1980s and early 1990s in which disgruntled United States postal workers murdered co-workers or supervisors
: insanely or murderously violent — usually used in the phrase go postal |