message /ˈmesidʒ/ n.［c］ 1. 消息，信息：Would you give her a message?请你给她捎个口信好吗? I have not had a message from him for a month. 我一个月没有得到他的音讯了。take a message for 给…带个信儿: Can you take a message for Mary?你能给玛丽捎个信吗? 2. 寓意，要旨，启示：be short on humour and long on message 幽默不多，但寓意深长；a movie with a message 一部含有寓意的电影
messenger /ˈmesindʒə/ n. ［c］送信人，信使：despatch a messenger 派遣信使；God’s messenger 上帝的信使；a telegraph messenger 送电报人；a messenger of friendship 友好使者
