c. 1200, messager, from Old French messagier "messenger, envoy, ambassador," from message (see message (n.)). With parasitic -n- inserted by c. 1300 for no apparent reason except that people liked to say it that way (compare passenger, harbinger, scavenger).
双语例句
1. The messenger bent and scratched at his knee where the strapping chafed.
送信人弯下腰来，挠着膝部被绑腿磨红的地方。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He sent the order by messenger.
他通过邮递员发出订单。
来自《权威词典》
3. By the time the messenger reached him, the damage had been done.
送信人赶到他那儿时, 损失已经造成了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The messenger boy will run off his legs sooner or later.
这个小通讯员迟早会累垮的.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. I'll order a special messenger to deliver the document.
