An HGV is a very large road vehicle built to carry goods — the kind of huge lorry you see on a motorway, not a van you could park at a house.

An HGV is HGV是 a very large road vehicle一種非常大型的道路車輛 built to carry goods是為了載貨而造的 the kind of huge lorry就是那種大貨車 you see on a motorway你在高速公路上會看到的 not a van不是廂型車 you could park at a house可以停在家門口的

The letters are British English, from Heavy Goods Vehicle, and they turn up on licences, road signs, and news reports: you need an HGV licence to drive one.

The letters are British English這幾個字母是英式英文 from Heavy Goods Vehicle來自Heavy Goods Vehicle and they turn up on會出現在 licences, road signs, and news reports駕照、路標和新聞報導上 you need an HGV licence你需要HGV駕照 to drive one才能開這種車

In everyday British talk people also say lorry; HGV sounds a bit more official. In American English this is just a truck; Americans almost never say HGV.

In everyday British talk在英國日常說話裡 people also say lorry大家也會說lorry HGV sounds a bit more officialHGV聽起來比較正式一點 In American English在美式英文裡 this is just a truck這就只是truck Americans almost never say HGV美國人幾乎不會說HGV

Though actually, “heavy” here is a legal size-and-weight class, not a feeling that the truck looks heavy. A learner who only knows truck will still understand the machine; HGV is the British name for it.

Though actually不過其實 "heavy" here這裡的「heavy」 is a legal size-and-weight class是法律上的體積重量分級 not a feeling不是一種感覺 that the truck looks heavy說這台車看起來很重 A learner who only knows truck只認識truck的學習者 will still understand the machine還是聽得懂這台機器是什麼 HGV is the British name for itHGV是它的英式說法