travel document
travel document — 名詞
1. an official paper, card, or electronic record that proves your identity and give
旅行證件
出國所需的身分證明文件
an official paper, card, or electronic record that proves your identity and gives you permission to enter, leave, or travel through a foreign country.
The airline clerk asked to see Ishaan’s travel documents before letting him board the plane.
航空公司人員要求查看 Ishaan 的旅行證件，才讓他登機。
collocation: ‘see + travel documents’ (checking procedure)
Liang keeps his travel documents in a small bag around his neck when visiting other countries.
Liang 出國時會把旅行證件放在脖子上的小袋子裡。
collocation: ‘keep + travel documents in [safe place]’
Without the correct travel documents, Camila was not allowed to cross the border into Poland.
因為沒有正確的旅行證件，Camila 不被允許跨越波蘭邊境。
The embassy told Evelyn to bring all her travel documents to the appointment on Monday.
大使館要 Evelyn 把所有旅行證件帶到週一的預約面談。
Travel documents must be valid for at least six months beyond your planned return date.
旅行證件必須在你預計返國日期之後至少六個月內仍然有效。
- passport
the most common type of travel document; a government-issued booklet with your photo and nationality
- visa
a stamp or authorization inside a passport that allows entry to a particular country
- travel papers
informal term for the same idea, often used in news or stories
- identification
broader term covering any document that proves who you are
用法筆記
Frequently used in the plural (travel documents) because most journeys require more than one official paper. The singular (a travel document) refers to one specific piece, such as a single passport or a single visa.
常見錯誤
❗ ‘I forgot my travel document at home’ (when referring to a single passport). ✅ ‘I forgot my passport at home.’ — ‘Travel document’ is a broad category; it is more natural to name the specific document you mean.
❗ ‘I bought my travel document at the station.’ ✅ ‘I bought my train ticket at the station.’ — A ticket is proof of payment, not a ‘travel document’; travel documents are identity papers like passports or visas.