charabanc

来自法语。字面意思即bench car.

charabanc (n.)

British for "sightseeing bus," 1811, originally in a Continental context (especially Swiss), from French char-à-bancs, literally "benched carriage," from char "wagon," from Latin carrus (see car) + à "to" (see ad-) + banc "bench" (see bench (n.)).

1. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport;

"he always rode the bus to work"