区别辨析mail与post

mail与post这两个名词或动词均可表示“邮件、邮寄”之意。

mail : 主要用于美国。

  • She spent the morning reading and answering her mail.
    她花了一个上午处理信件。
  • All of our customers will be contacted by mail.
    我们通过邮件方式与所有的客户联络。

post : 主要用于英国。

  • I'd been away for a few days so I had a lot of post waiting for me.
    我离开了几天,所以有好多信件等着我处理。
  • My secretary usually opens my post, unless it's marked "private".
    除非写有“亲启”,否则通常由我的秘书来拆我的信件。