a person who carries a message or is employed to carry messages 信使;报信者;信差;通信员 ■(Biochemistry)a substance that conveys information or a stimulus within the body (生化)(体内传递信息和刺激的)信使
verb
[with obj. and adverbial of direction](chiefly US)send (a document or package) by messenger (主美)(用信使)送(文件或包裹) could you have it messengered over to me?. 请您派人给我送过来,好吗?。
常用词组 shoot (或kill) the messenger
treat the bearer of bad news as if they were to blame for it 将怨气发在报坏消息者身上
语源
Middle English: from Old Northern French messanger, variant of Old French messager, from Latin missus (see message)