1. 郵局 post office = PO
例：郵政總局 main post office
郵政信箱 post office box (= PO Box)
2. 郵件；郵遞、郵政 mail = post
例：郵寄某樣東西 send sth by mail/post = mail/post sth = put
sth in the mail/post =
send sth through the
mail/post
掛號郵寄某樣東西 send sth (by) registered mail/post =
send sth (by)
certified mail/post = send sth (by) recorded delivery
(補充：簽收掛號信 sign for a registered letter)
快遞郵寄某樣東西 send sth (by) express (mail) = send sth (by)
special delivery
某樣東西在郵寄中 sth is in the mail/post
某樣東西被寄丟了 sth gets lost in the mail/post
郵購某樣東西 order sth by mail/post = buy/purchase sth by
mail order
(補充：郵購目錄 mail-order catalog(ue))
航空郵件；航空郵遞 airmail
(例：空郵某樣東西 send
sth (by/via) airmail)
(比較：(經由陸路或水路所運送的) 平信 surface mail)
直接郵寄的廣告、DM direct mail
電子郵件 e(-)mail
(= electronic mail)
(例：寄送電子郵件給某人 send sb an email (= send an email to sb) =
(e)mail sb
轉寄電子郵件 forward an email)
垃圾郵件 junk mail = spam
恐嚇信 hate mail
3. 郵政局長 postmaster
4. 郵政人員、郵務人員 postal worker
5. 郵差、郵遞員、郵務士 mail carrier = mailman = postman = postie
比較：快遞 (員)、宅配員 courier = messenger
6. 郵局行員 (postal) clerk = (post office) clerk
7. 窗口 window
8. 磅秤 scale(s)
9. 郵務車 mail truck/lorry/van
10. 郵件袋 mailbag = postbag
11. (郵局設立的) 郵筒 mailbox = postbox = letter/pillar box
比較：(住家的) 信箱 mailbox = letterbox
12. (公司等地的) 郵件收發室 mailroom = post room
13. 存局候領 (處) general delivery = poste restante
14. 信 (函) letter = epistle (其尤指「重要、正式或長篇的書信」= missive)
例：收到某人的來信 get/receive a letter from sb
商業信函 business letters = correspondence
公開信 open letter
感謝信 thank-you letter = a letter of thanks
抱怨/道歉/吊唁/推薦/辭職信 a letter of complaint/apology/condolence/
recommendation/resignation
匿名毀謗信 poison pen letter
通知信、通知單 reminder
情書 love letter = billet-doux
航空郵簡 (其由一張薄紙所摺成，作為航空信寄出) air letter = aerogram(me)
附函 (其指隨所寄的東西 (如包裹等) 所附上的信函)
cover letter =
covering
letter/note
(比較：(隨函附上的) 附件 (如照片等)
enclosure (如指「隨電子郵件附上的
附件」，則用 attachment)
隨函附上某樣東西 enclose sth
(例：茲隨函附上某樣東西 Please find enclosed sth))
15. 信封 envelope
例：預付郵資信封 prepaid envelope
回郵信封 self-addressed stamped envelope (= SASE) =
stamped addressed envelope
(= sae) =
self-addressed envelope (= sae)
自黏信封 self-adhesive envelope
馬尼拉紙信封 (由粗牛皮紙做成的信封) manil(l)a envelope
16. 信紙 notepaper = writing paper
例：印有信頭的信紙 headed (note)paper = letterhead
比較：配有信封的信紙 stationery
17. 印刷品 printed matter
比較：(大量寄送的) 廣告印刷品、廣告信函 circular
18. 明信片 postcard
19. 賀卡 greeting(s) card
20. 邀請 (函)、請帖 invitation
例：喜帖 wedding invitation
補充：敬請回覆 (是否要來參加) RSVP (= répondez s'il vous plaît)
21. 包裹、小包 package = parcel
補充：此面向上 this way up
易碎 fragile
小心輕放、小心搬運 handle with care
貨到付款方式 cash/collect on delivery (= COD)
(比較：某樣東西貨到時付款 pay for sth on delivery =
payment is due on
delivery of sth)
22. 地址；在 (郵件) 上寫上收件人的地址和姓名 address
例：郵寄地址、收件人地址 mailing/postal address
寄件人地址 return address
電子郵件地址 email address
通訊錄 address book
23. 收件人 addressee = consignee
比較：寄件人 sender
(例：退回寄件人 return to sender)
24. 郵遞區號 zip code (= ZIP code) = postcode = postal
code
25. 郵資 postage
補充：郵資已付、免付郵資 post-paid = post-free
回郵郵資已付 reply-paid
26. 郵票；在 (郵件) 上貼上郵票 stamp
(表「郵票」時，也可用 postage stamp)
例：她在信封上黏了一枚49分的郵票。 She
stuck a 49-cent stamp on the envelope.
集郵 collect stamps
集郵冊 stamp album
27. 郵戳；在 (郵件) 上蓋上郵戳 postmark
28. 郵政匯票 money/postal order
例：可用郵政匯票付款。 Payments can be made by money order.
