DMV:机动车辆管理部门(Department of Motor Vehicles 的缩写),指美国各州负责办理驾照、车辆注册/年检、车牌等事务的政府机构。(不同州名称可能略有差异,如 Bureau of Motor Vehicles 等。)
/ˌdiː.emˈviː/
I have to go to the DMV to renew my license.
我得去车管所(DMV)续办驾照。
After moving to a new state, she spent hours at the DMV updating her address and registering her car.
搬到另一个州后,她在DMV花了好几个小时更新地址并给车办理注册手续。
DMV 来自美国政府机构名称 Department of Motor Vehicles 的首字母缩写:department(部门)+ motor vehicles(机动车辆)。因为与日常办事、排队和手续相关,它在口语中也常带有“办事机构/窗口单位”的生活化语境。