A minivan is a tall, box-shaped family car with sliding side doors and seats for about six to eight people. In American English this is the ordinary word; British speakers more often say people carrier or MPV.

A minivan廂型車 is a tall, box-shaped family car是一種高高的、箱型的家庭房車 with sliding side doors有側滑門, and seats for about six to eight people座位大概坐得下六到八個人. In American English在美式英文裡, this這是 is the ordinary word一般常用的說法; British speakers英式說法 more often say people carrier or MPV比較常說people carrier或MPV.

The name became widely used in the 1980s, when this kind of car grew popular as a roomier choice than a station wagon (the long family car with a big boot). Though actually, a minivan is still a passenger car, not a delivery van: people sit in it.

The name這個名稱 became widely used in the 1980s在1980年代開始廣為使用, when那時候 this kind of car這種車 grew popular as a roomier choice than a station wagon因為比station wagon長型旅行車更寬敞而流行起來, the long family car with a big boot就是那種有大後車廂的長型家庭房車. Though actually不過事實上, a minivan minivan is still a passenger car還是一種載人的房車, not a delivery van不是送貨用的貨車: people人 sit in it是坐在裡面的.

Parents like it for school runs and holidays because the seats fold and there is space for bags. It is not an SUV (the higher, jeep-like family car).

Parents父母 like it for school runs and holidays喜歡用它接送小孩上下學和出去玩 because the seats fold因為座椅可以收折, and there is space for bags而且有空間放行李. It它 is not an SUV不是SUV, the higher, jeep-like family car那種比較高、像吉普車的家庭房車.