post-
 (adj.)後


 post- 前綴
 在後,後


 post
 告示;在後;登記


 post
 後 告示 桿 郵政


 Post-  A prefix signifying behind, back, after; as, postcommissure, postdot, postscript.

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 post
      n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or
           is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance
           post"; "a sentry station" [syn: station]
      2: military installation at which a body of troops is
         stationed; "this military post provides an important
         source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an
         officer's club on the post" [syn: military post]
      3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
         treasury" [syn: position, berth, office, spot, billet,
          place, situation]
      4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed
         firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in
         the ground and strung barbwire between them"
      5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight
         around the world (1899-1935) [syn: Wiley Post]
      6: United States female author who wrote a book and a
         syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn:
          Emily Post, Emily Price Post]
      7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum
         (1854-1914) [syn: C. W. Post, Charles William Post]
      8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is
         delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post
         for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: mail]
      9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or
         end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal";
         "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: stake]
      10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post
          office; "the mail handles billions of items every day";
          "he works for the United States mail service"; "in
          England they call mail `the post'" [syn: mail, {mail
          service, postal service]
      11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it
          came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the
          post"
      v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a
           warning"
      2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news
         on the bulletin board"
      3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him
         in Timbuktu"
      4: assign to a station [syn: station, base, send, place]
      5: display, as of records in sports games
      6: enter on a public list
      7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: carry]
      8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in
         rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
      9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: stake]
      10: put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: {put
          up]
      11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send
          me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when
          it's written" [syn: mail, send]
      12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman"
          [syn: brand]


 Post
    (1.) A runner, or courier, for the rapid transmission of
    letters, etc. (2 Chr. 30:6; Esther 3:13, 15; 8:10, 14; Job 9:25;
    Jer. 51:31). Such messengers were used from very early times.
    Those employed by the Hebrew kings had a military character (1
    Sam. 22:17; 2 Kings 10:25, "guard," marg. "runners"). The modern
    system of postal communication was first established by Louis
    XI. of France in A.D. 1464.

      (2.) This word sometimes also is used for lintel or threshold
    (Isa. 6:4).