passageway

/ˈpa-sij-ˌwā/ (ame, mw)

passageway — noun

1. a narrow indoor route, or a roofed walkway, that people use to move between room

1.名詞B2
釋義

a narrow indoor route, or a roofed walkway, that people use to move between rooms or nearby parts of a place.

例句

Guests followed the lanterns through a covered passageway to the garden hall.

through a covered passageway

Kwame waited in the passageway while nurses prepared his mother's room.

wait in the passageway

同義詞
  • corridor

    usually refers to an indoor hall in a building

  • hallway

    an everyday word for an inside passage in a building

  • walkway

    often suggests a marked route for walking, especially outdoors or between buildings

文法句型

through the passageway

a passageway to a place

a covered passageway

用法筆記

Usually names a built route for people inside a building or between nearby parts of a place. Distinguish from noun/3, which focuses on any opening or route that lets movement happen.

常見錯誤

❌The boxes blocked the corridor path behind the stage.
✅The boxes blocked the backstage passageway.
💡'passageway' names the narrow route itself, not a separate kind of road.

2. a hollow route inside the body that air, food, liquid, or other material moves t

2.名詞C1
釋義

a hollow route inside the body that air, food, liquid, or other material moves through.

例句

The spray helps keep the nasal passageway open during allergy season.

keep the nasal passageway open

Doctors found swelling in the passageway between the throat and stomach.

passageway between body parts

同義詞
  • duct

    often names a tube that carries a specific body fluid

  • canal

    more anatomical and often names a fixed body structure

  • channel

    a broader word for something moving through a narrow route

文法句型

a nasal passageway

keep the passageway open

a passageway between body parts

用法筆記

Often appears with body parts or medical problems such as swelling, blockage, or infection. Distinguish from noun/1 and noun/3 because this sense is specifically inside the body.

常見錯誤

❌The nurse said the child's breathing road was blocked.
✅The nurse said the child's air passageway was blocked.
💡English uses 'passageway' or 'airway' for a channel inside the body.

3. an opening or route that lets people, vehicles, or other things get through.

3.名詞C1
釋義

an opening or route that lets people, vehicles, or other things get through.

例句

Rescuers cleared a passageway through the fallen stones before sunrise.

clear a passageway through + obstacle

Only one passageway remained open after the crowd pressed against the gates.

passageway remained open

同義詞
  • route

    the broadest word for a way something can travel

  • opening

    focuses more on the gap itself than the line of movement

  • access way

    often stresses practical entry for people or vehicles

文法句型

clear a passageway

open a passageway

a passageway through something

用法筆記

Often used when something is blocked, cleared, opened, or kept free for movement. Distinguish from noun/1, which is a built corridor or covered walkway.

常見錯誤

❌Firefighters made a corridor through the rocks.
✅Firefighters made a passageway through the rocks.
💡this sense is any opening that allows movement, not a built hall.