passenger

/ˈpæsɪndʒə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpæsɪndʒər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpa-sᵊn-jər/ (ame, mw)

passenger — noun

  • passengersingular
  • passengersplural

1. someone being carried by a car, bus, plane, train, or boat, rather than controll

1.名詞A2
釋義

someone being carried by a car, bus, plane, train, or boat, rather than controlling the vehicle or serving as part of its staff.

例句

Two passengers helped the driver push the taxi out of the mud.

passenger contrasted with the driver

Emma slept by the window while other passengers chatted at the back.

plural passengers in a shared vehicle

同義詞
  • traveler

    broader; a traveler may walk, drive, or use any form of transport

  • rider

    common for buses, bikes, and horses; less natural for planes and ships

  • commuter

    someone who travels regularly between home and work or school

反義詞
  • driver

    the person who controls a road vehicle

  • pilot

    the person who flies an aircraft

  • crew member

    someone working on the vehicle rather than travelling as a customer

文法句型

a passenger on + bus/train/plane/ship

a passenger in + car/taxi

passengers board/get off + vehicle

用法筆記

Usually followed by 'on' for public transport and 'in' for cars or taxis. Distinguish from the driver, pilot, captain, or crew, who control the vehicle or work on it.

常見錯誤

❌My brother drove, so I was the driver too.
✅My brother drove, so I was a passenger.
💡if someone else controls the vehicle, you are a passenger.
❌There were forty passengers in the plane.
✅There were forty passengers on the plane.
💡with planes, buses, trains, and ships, English usually uses 'on'.

2. a railway service used for human travel, not for moving freight or other cargo.

2.名詞B2
釋義

a railway service used for human travel, not for moving freight or other cargo.

例句

The 7:15 passenger stopped at every village between Leeds and York.

railway noun: passenger = passenger train

The passenger from Chiayi waited on the outer track while a coal train passed.

contrast with a goods train

同義詞
  • passenger train

    the full everyday term; clearer outside specialist railway contexts

  • local

    a narrower type of passenger train that stops at many stations

  • service

    broader railway word that can mean one scheduled train on a route

反義詞

文法句型

the + time + passenger

the passenger from/to + place

用法筆記

Mostly railway language and often paired with a time or route name, as in 'the 6:40 passenger' or 'the passenger from Hualien'. Outside rail talk, most speakers simply say 'passenger train'.

常見錯誤

❌The passenger carried coal to the factory.
✅The freight train carried coal to the factory.
💡this sense refers to a train for people, not for goods.
❌The passenger from Chiayi was full of vegetables for market.
✅The freight train from Chiayi was full of vegetables for market.
💡passenger trains carry people, while freight trains carry goods.