navigation

navigation — 名詞

1. The skill or process of planning where a vehicle (such as a ship, plane, or car)

1.名詞B1
釋義

導航

規劃並引導交通工具行進

The skill or process of planning where a vehicle (such as a ship, plane, or car) will go and then guiding it safely to that place.

例句

Ayana studied navigation for three years before she became a ship captain.

Ayana 花了三年學習導航，後來成為一名船長。

studied + noun for [duration] to show learning

The plane's navigation system guided it safely through the storm.

飛機的導航系統帶領它安全穿過暴風雨。

navigation system (common collocation)

同義詞
  • piloting

    more specialized; implies hands-on control of a ship or aircraft, whereas navigation can include planning a route

  • wayfinding

    broader and less technical; used for finding a path on foot or by car without instruments

  • guidance

    a more general term that can refer to advice or direction given by a person or system

  • steering

    simpler and more basic; refers only to the physical act of turning the wheel, not route planning

文法句型

navigation + of + vehicle

navigation + system/equipment

常見錯誤

❌The navigation from Taipei to Kaohsiung took four hours' (when meaning the trip itself).
✅The navigation system guided us from Taipei to Kaohsiung.
💡'Navigation' refers to the process of directing the route, not the journey or the time spent traveling.

2. The design and structure that allow a person to explore a site, application, or

2.名詞B1
釋義

導覽

在網站或程式中移動找資訊

The design and structure that allow a person to explore a site, application, or other digital space and reach the content or area they need.

例句

The website's navigation bar was easy to find at the top of the page.

網站的導覽列就在頁面頂端，很容易找到。

navigation bar (common computing collocation)

Gita found the app navigation confusing because the menu kept changing.

Gita 覺得應用程式的導覽很令人困惑，因為選單一直在變。

同義詞
  • browsing

    focuses on looking through content casually, whereas navigation implies a goal-oriented search

  • wayfinding

    borrowed from physical contexts; used in UX design for how users orient themselves in a digital space

文法句型

navigation + bar/menu/link

site/website + navigation

easy/difficult + navigation

用法筆記

In computing contexts, 'navigation' frequently combines with 'bar', 'menu', 'link', or 'system' to describe the interface elements that allow users to explore a site or application.

常見錯誤

❌I cannot find the navigate button on this page.
✅I cannot find the navigation button on this page.
💡'Navigation' is the noun form used before another noun (navigation button, navigation menu); 'navigate' is a verb.

3. The movement of ships along a particular water route, considered as a flow of wa

3.名詞B2
釋義

航運

船隻在水路上的通行流量

The movement of ships along a particular water route, considered as a flow of water traffic.

例句

Heavy navigation through the Suez Canal slowed down cargo delivery.

蘇伊士運河的航運量龐大，導致貨物運送速度變慢。

heavy navigation (collocation for busy sea traffic)

The port authority monitors all navigation in the shipping channel.

港務局監控航運通道上所有的船隻通行狀況。

同義詞
  • shipping

    broader; refers to the transport of goods by ship, while navigation focuses on the movement and flow of vessels

  • maritime traffic

    more formal and explicit; used in official statistics and port reports

文法句型

heavy/dangerous/international + navigation

navigation + on/along + waterway

用法筆記

This sense is mainly used in maritime, legal, or news contexts. It is less common in everyday conversation than the other two senses.