passage
passage — 名詞
1. a long, narrow space such as a hallway or covered path that lets people move fro
走廊；通道
建築內連接房間或地點的狹長通路
a long, narrow space such as a hallway or covered path that lets people move from one room, area, or building to another.
A dark passage led from the kitchen to the stone cellar.
一條昏暗的通道從廚房通到石頭地下室。
passage + lead from ... to ...
Visitors waited in the hospital passage outside Dr. Wu's office.
訪客在 Dr. Wu 診間外的醫院走廊等候。
Rain drummed on the glass roof above the shopping passage.
雨點敲打著購物通道上方的玻璃屋頂。
A narrow passage joined the library to the old church hall.
一條狹窄走廊把圖書館和舊教堂大廳連了起來。
文法句型
a passage from + place + to + place
a narrow / covered passage
用法筆記
Usually names a built route inside or between buildings. Distinguish from noun sense 5, which names the act of going through somewhere rather than the place you go through.
常見錯誤
2. a short section taken from a book, speech, or piece of music.
段落；樂段
作品中截出的一小段文字或音樂
a short section taken from a book, speech, or piece of music.
The violin passage near the end is hard to play cleanly.
接近結尾的那段小提琴樂段很難拉得乾淨。
music use: violin passage
Our teacher asked Mina to read the final passage aloud.
老師請 Mina 把最後那個段落大聲讀出來。
read a passage aloud
That funny passage from the novel made the whole class laugh.
小說裡那個好笑的段落讓全班都笑了。
The writer cut one long passage from his speech before dinner.
那位作家在晚餐前把演講中的一大段刪掉了。
文法句型
a passage from + book / speech
a violin / piano passage
用法筆記
Often followed by 'from' when you quote writing, and often modified by an instrument name in music. Distinguish from noun sense 3, which is about time going by, not a section of a work.
常見錯誤
3. the steady going by of time, especially when its effects are noticed later.
流逝
時間慢慢過去的過程
the steady going by of time, especially when its effects are noticed later.
The passage of time softened her anger after the trial.
審判過後，時間的流逝慢慢減輕了她的怒氣。
fixed phrase: the passage of time
Wrinkles showed the passage of years on Grandpa's face.
爺爺臉上的皺紋顯示出歲月的流逝。
With the passage of time, the village grew around the station.
隨著時間的流逝，車站周圍慢慢形成了一個村子。
The pain eased with the passage of several weeks.
隨著幾週的流逝，疼痛減輕了。
Only the passage of months revealed the plan's weakness.
直到幾個月過去後，這個計畫的弱點才顯現。
文法句型
the passage of time
with the passage of time
the passage of + years / months / weeks
用法筆記
Almost always appears in fixed phrases such as 'the passage of time' or 'with the passage of years'. More formal than simply saying 'time passed'.
常見錯誤
4. a tube or open space in the body that carries air, food, liquid, or waste from o
孔道；管道
身體裡讓空氣液體通過的管道
a tube or open space in the body that carries air, food, liquid, or waste from one part to another.
Swelling in one nasal passage made it hard for Owen to breathe.
一側鼻腔孔道腫脹，讓 Owen 很難呼吸。
common anatomy phrase: nasal passage
The scan showed a narrow passage carrying food down to the stomach.
掃描顯示有一條把食物送往胃部的管道很狹窄。
Doctors passed a tiny camera through the bowel passage to check for bleeding.
醫生將微型攝影機伸入腸道孔道，檢查是否出血。
Smoke can damage the air passages deep inside the lungs.
煙霧會傷害肺部深處的空氣管道。
文法句型
a nasal passage
air passages
用法筆記
Often modified by a body part or by what moves through it, as in 'nasal passage' or 'air passages'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is a route in a building or outside space.
5. movement through or past a place by people, vehicles, air, water, or other thing
通行；通過
穿過某處或讓東西通過
movement through or past a place by people, vehicles, air, water, or other things.
Passage through the mountain tunnel stopped after the storm.
暴風雨過後，穿越山中隧道的通行中斷了。
pattern: passage through + place
Free passage of air keeps the greenhouse cool in summer.
空氣自由通過，讓溫室在夏天保持涼爽。
collocation: free passage of air
Night guards checked the passage of trucks across the bridge.
夜間警衛檢查卡車過橋的通行情況。
The narrow gate allowed safe passage for the sheep.
那道窄門讓羊群可以安全通行。
Snow delayed the passage of climbers over the high pass.
大雪延誤了登山者翻越高山隘口。
- blockage
stresses that movement is stopped
- obstruction
focuses on the thing that prevents passage
文法句型
passage through + place
passage of + people / vehicles / air / water
free / safe passage
用法筆記
Common with 'through', 'across', 'of', and 'for', especially about people, vehicles, air, light, or water moving past a point. Distinguish from noun senses 7 to 9, which name a journey or ticketed travel rather than movement through a place.
常見錯誤
6. the stage when a bill or similar measure is formally accepted, especially by a p
立法通過
法案正式獲准成法
the stage when a bill or similar measure is formally accepted, especially by a parliament, and becomes law.
The bill's passage followed six hours of debate.
這項法案在辯論六小時後終於立法通過。
legislative use: passage of a bill
Crowds cheered outside after the passage of the climate law.
氣候法通過後，外面的人群歡呼起來。
Senators delayed passage until the finance report arrived.
參議員把表決延後，等財政報告送達後再讓法案通過。
Passage of the safety law will affect every factory.
安全法案通過後，將影響每一間工廠。
Late-night talks secured passage in the lower house.
深夜協商讓法案在下議院通過。
文法句型
passage of + bill / law
secure passage
delay passage
用法筆記
Usually used about bills, laws, or other measures in government and legal reporting. Distinguish from noun sense 5, which is about movement through space, and noun sense 3, which is about time going by.
常見錯誤
7. travel from one place to another, especially to get away from danger or trouble.
安全通行
為脫險而前往安全地帶
travel from one place to another, especially to get away from danger or trouble.
At night, smugglers arranged passage for families leaving the burning town.
夜裡，蛇頭替逃離失火小鎮的家庭安排安全通行。
arrange passage for + person
The charity found passage out of the valley before winter snow.
那個慈善團體在冬雪來前，找到安全離開山谷的方法。
find passage out of + place
After the coup, many writers sought passage to safer countries.
政變後，許多作家尋求前往較安全國家的通行安排。
Only one truck offered passage across the border that week.
那一週只有一輛卡車能載人安全越過邊境。
- escape
focuses more strongly on getting free from danger
- evacuation
more official and often organized by authorities
- transport
broader and can describe ordinary travel without danger
文法句型
arrange passage for + person
seek / find passage out of + place
用法筆記
Common after verbs like 'arrange', 'find', and 'seek', often with 'out of', 'from', or 'to'. Distinguish from noun sense 8, which names one particular journey, usually by sea.
8. a trip across the sea, usually made by ship between two ports or coasts.
航程
尤指搭船前往某地的旅程
a trip across the sea, usually made by ship between two ports or coasts.
The passage from Lisbon to Rio lasted nearly three weeks.
從 Lisbon 到 Rio 的航程將近三週。
passage from ... to ...
Rough weather made our passage across the channel very slow.
惡劣天氣讓我們穿越海峽的航程變得很慢。
passage across + sea
Children played cards during the long passage to New York.
孩子們在前往 New York 的漫長航程中打牌。
Her diary describes a winter passage around Cape Horn.
她的日記描述了一段繞過 Cape Horn 的冬季航程。
文法句型
passage from + place + to + place
passage across + sea / channel
用法筆記
Often followed by 'from ... to ...' or 'across ...'. Distinguish from noun sense 7, which focuses on escape, and from noun sense 5, which is the act of moving through somewhere.
9. in the phrase 'work your passage', a ship trip you earn by doing jobs on board i
以工抵票
在船上做工換取船票
in the phrase 'work your passage', a ship trip you earn by doing jobs on board instead of buying a ticket.
At eighteen, Noor worked her passage to Australia as a kitchen helper.
十八歲時，Noor 在船上當廚房幫手，以工抵票去澳洲。
fixed phrase: work your passage
After losing his money, Tomas worked his passage on a cargo ship.
Tomas 丟了錢後，在貨船上以工抵票成行。
The brothers worked their passage by cleaning decks before sunrise.
那對兄弟在日出前刷洗甲板，以工抵票搭船。
Lena hoped to work her passage home after the fishing season.
Lena 希望在漁季結束後，以工抵票回家。
文法句型
work your passage
work your passage to + place
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'work your passage'. The subject is the traveler, and the work is done on the ship as payment for the trip.