a verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly 口信;消息,信息 if I'm not there leave a message on the answerphone. 假如我不在,用录音电话留个信息。 ■(亦作 mail message)an item of electronic mail 电子邮件 ■an electronic communication generated automatically by a computer program and displayed on a VDU 自动显示电子信息 an error message. 出错信息。 ■a significant point or central theme, especially one that has political, social, or moral importance 教训;寓意;要旨 a campaign to get the message about home security across. 传递家庭安全重要性的运动。 ■a divinely inspired communication from a prophet or preacher (先知或传教士的)预言 ■(US)a television or radio advertisement (美)电视广告;收音机广告
(Scottish & Irish)an errand (苏格兰,爱尔兰)使命;差使 he would run those interminable messages after school to the pub or the bookie. 放学后,他替酒馆或赛马经纪人跑那些没完没了的差使。 ■(messages)things bought on an errand; shopping 采购的物品
常用词组 get the message
(informal)infer an implication from a remark or action (非正式)理解(话或行动的)暗含之意
send a message
make a significant statement, either implicitly or by one's actions (含蓄或通过行动)表达重要意思 the elections sent a message to political quarters that the party was riding a wave of popularity. 选举向政界人士传递了该党深受欢迎的信息。
语源
Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin missus, past participle of mittere 'send'