A big, tall car built to look like it can drive on rough roads — mud, snow, dirt tracks. SUV is short for 'sport utility vehicle', but almost nobody says the full words; you say the three letters, S-U-V. The word points at a shape more than at a fact: high off the ground, big body, room for five to seven people, a large door at the back that lifts up.

A big, tall car一種又大又高的車built to look like造型看起來像it can drive on rough roads可以開在崎嶇的路上mud, snow, dirt tracks像是泥地、雪地、土路SUV休旅車（SUV）is short for是...的縮寫'sport utility vehicle'「sport utility vehicle」but almost nobody says the full words但幾乎沒有人會講全名you say the three letters, S-U-V大家就直接說S-U-V三個字母The word這個字points at a shape more than at a fact講的是外型多過事實high off the ground離地很高big body車身很大room for five to seven people可以坐五到七個人a large door at the back that lifts up後面有一個往上掀的大車門

Here is the 'though actually' part — most SUVs never go anywhere rough. People buy them for city life: the seat is high so you see over other cars, there is space for children and bags, and many people say they feel safer up there. Car sellers know this, so now there are small SUVs that are really just a normal car made taller, and you will hear people argue about whether those 'count'. That argument tells you the word has stretched.

Here is the 'though actually' part這裡就是「不過其實」的部分most SUVs大部分的SUVnever go anywhere rough根本沒去過崎嶇的地方People buy them for city life人們買它是為了城市生活the seat is high座位很高so you see over other cars這樣就能看到其他車子的上方there is space for children and bags有空間放小孩和包包many people say很多人說they feel safer up there坐在上面感覺比較安全Car sellers know this賣車的人知道這一點so now there are small SUVs所以現在有一種小型SUVthat are really just a normal car made taller其實只是把普通車加高而已and you will hear people argue你會聽到有人在爭論about whether those 'count'那些算不算SUVThat argument這種爭論tells you告訴你the word has stretched這個字的意思已經被延伸了

It is a plain, everyday word — no formality either way. You say 'an SUV', not 'a SUV', because you are saying the letter S, which starts with an 'e' sound.

It is a plain, everyday word這是個很普通、日常的字no formality either way沒有正式不正式的問題You say 'an SUV'你會說「an SUV」not 'a SUV'而不是「a SUV」because you are saying the letter S因為你唸的是字母Swhich starts with an 'e' sound這個字母開頭是「e」的音