Word · Frequency #9763
postage
邮费；邮资
核心释义
The amount charged for sending a letter or package by mail.
- 1.
信件和包裹的运输系统
The system of transporting letters, and parcels.
- 2.
邮寄费用
the charge for mailing something
- 3.
邮寄物品的费用
The charge for posting an item.
- 4.
贴在信件或包裹上的小粘贴标志,表示邮费已付
a small adhesive token stuck on a letter or package to indicate that that postal fees have been paid
- 5.
贴在邮寄物品上的邮票或类似凭证,作为付款凭证
The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.
邮票；邮资凭证；邮政系统；邮递系统；信件和包裹的运输系统；邮寄费用；邮寄物品的费用
用法In use
The postage for sending this letter overseas is quite expensive.
用法提示：postage 此处指邮寄费用，为不可数名词。
How much postage do I need for this package?
用法提示：postage 指邮资，是名词。
The envelope arrived with insufficient postage, so I had to pay the difference.
用法提示：postage 指邮资费，不可数名词。
postage on sth
The postage on the package was $5.
这个包裹的邮资是5美元。
postage for sth
How much postage do I need for a letter to Japan?
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- postage stamp
- 邮票
- I need to buy a postage stamp for this letter.我需要为这封信买一张邮票。
- postage rate
- 邮资费率
- The postage rate for international mail has increased.国际邮件的邮资费率已经上涨。
- postage paid
- 邮资已付
- The envelope was marked 'postage paid'.信封上盖有‘邮资已付’的戳记。
- postage due
- 欠资
- The letter arrived with postage due.这封信到达时是欠资的。
- first-class postage
- 第一类邮资
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
POSTAGE=邮资，联想'post邮寄' + 'age费用'，即邮寄费用。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：邮寄信件、寄送包裹、网上购物邮费计算 通常用于任何邮寄相关场合，属于中性词汇，正式与非正式语境均适用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作“邮资”解时不可数，不加a，常用单数形式；复数postages较少见，指不同类别的邮资。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The listed words end in -age pronounced /ɪdʒ/ and rhyme with each other. 'Postage' ends with /ədʒ/, a slightly different unstressed vowel. These words are useful for comparing the -age spelling pattern, but note the pronunciation difference.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.