access

/ˈækses/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈækses/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈak-ˌses also ik-ˈses/ (ame, mw) · /ˈæk.ses/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈæk.ses/ (ame, ipa)

access — 名詞

1. a route or means by which you can reach a place, room, or person — for example,

1.名詞B1
釋義

通道；入口

可通往某地或某人的路徑或方式

a route or means by which you can reach a place, room, or person — for example, a side door into a garden or a path leading up to a cabin.

例句

The only access to the old farmhouse is a narrow dirt road behind the hill.

通往那座老農舍的唯一通道，是山丘後面一條狹窄的泥土路。

access to + place

Wheelchair access to the library is through the side entrance on Maple Street.

前往這間圖書館的輪椅通道，要走楓樹街旁邊的側門入口。

wheelchair access (collocation)

同義詞
  • entry

    more concrete; refers to the physical opening rather than the route or permission

  • entrance

    the door or gate itself, not the act of getting in

  • approach

    emphasises the direction from which you arrive

文法句型

access to + place/person

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and followed by 'to' plus a place or person. Common modifiers describe how easy or restricted the route is: easy, direct, restricted, denied, blocked.

常見錯誤

❌I have access of the building.
✅I have access to the building.
💡the preposition is always 'to', never 'of' or 'for'.
❌There are many accesses to the park.
✅There are many ways into the park.
💡'access' here is uncountable; do not pluralize.

2. permission, freedom, or a real chance to use something such as information, a se

2.名詞B1
釋義

使用權

使用某物或某項服務的權利或機會

permission, freedom, or a real chance to use something such as information, a service, or money — for instance, being allowed to read a private file or to spend money in a joint bank account.

例句

Only senior managers have access to the salary records of every employee.

只有資深主管有權查閱每位員工的薪資紀錄。

have access to + information

Many children in rural villages still lack access to clean drinking water.

鄉村地區仍有許多孩子沒有取得乾淨飲用水的管道。

lack access to + resource

同義詞
  • permission

    highlights official approval; less about practical capability

  • use

    more general; doesn't carry the sense of being granted by someone

  • entry

    used for clubs, schools, or programmes where you need to be admitted

文法句型

access to + thing/information/service

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about the right or opportunity to USE or BENEFIT FROM something, not about a physical route. Often paired with 'have', 'gain', 'lack', 'grant', 'limit'.

常見錯誤

❌She got the access to the database.
✅She got access to the database.
💡'access' in this sense is uncountable and takes no article.
❌I want to access for the report.
✅I want access to the report.
💡the noun pattern is 'access to', not 'access for'.

access — 動詞