Such carriages were designed not only to free the traveller from the discomfort of public transport but also to display wealth , status , technological superiority and , as john ruskin put it , to achieve " the abashing of plebeian beholders " .

设计这样的马车不仅仅是为了将旅行者从不舒适的公共交通中解脱出来，也是为了展示财富、地位、技术上的优越性，并且，正如johnruskin所述，实现“庶民望之而愧”的目的。