"Lift" for "elevator" is a Briticism. 表示电梯之意的lift是英国英语。
A word, a phrase, or an idiom peculiar to the English language, especially as spoken in England; a Briticism. 英国习语,英国特有用词,英国式的语言现象英语,尤其是在英语口语中所特有的单词、短语或习惯用语;英国式语言现象
briticism
[ noun ] an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English) <noun.communication>
Briticism \Brit"i*cism\, n. A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great Britain.