embarkation

IPA/ˌembɑːˈkeɪʃn/
KK[ˌɛmbɑrkˈeʃən]IPA/ˌembɑːrˈkeɪʃn/

embarkation — 名詞

  • embarkationsingular
  • embarkationsplural

1. the stage when passengers or crew board a plane or ship before travel begins.

1.名詞B2
釋義

登船;登機

旅程開始前上船或上飛機

the stage when passengers or crew board a plane or ship before travel begins.

例句

Airport staff began embarkation for the Seoul flight at Gate 12.

機場人員開始為飛往首爾的班機辦理登機。

embarkation for [flight]

Families waited by the ferry ramp until embarkation started at sunset.

家人們在渡輪坡道旁等到日落時才開始登船。

embarkation started

同義詞
  • boarding

    more common in everyday airport and ferry language

  • departure

    broader term; includes the whole leaving event, not just getting on

反義詞

文法句型

embarkation for [flight/journey]

during embarkation

用法筆記

More formal than boarding and most common in travel notices, schedules, and official announcements. It refers to the process of getting on, not the journey after departure.

常見錯誤

The embarkation took three hours across the sea.
The voyage took three hours after embarkation.
💡'embarkation' means getting on the ship or plane, not the trip itself.