laissez-passer
/ˌle-ˌsā-ˌpa-ˈsā ˌlā-, -ˌzā-/ (ame, mw)
laissez-passer — 名詞
1. an official paper that lets a person travel across borders or enter a place wher
通行證
由官方核發的跨境或入境證件
an official paper that lets a person travel across borders or enter a place where they would normally need a regular passport or visa, often issued by a government or an international body such as the United Nations.
The United Nations issued Eitan a laissez-passer so he could fly into the war zone as a relief worker.
聯合國核發通行證給 Eitan，讓他能以救援人員身分飛入戰區。
issue + a laissez-passer for official travel without a national passport
Élise carried a Vatican laissez-passer that allowed her to cross several borders without a standard visa.
Élise 持有梵蒂岡核發的通行證，讓她不用一般簽證就能跨越好幾國邊境。
carry + a laissez-passer issued by a non-state authority
Border officers waved the diplomat through after she presented a laissez-passer from her foreign ministry.
那位外交官出示外交部核發的通行證後，邊境官員便揮手讓她通過。
Refugees who had lost their passports were given a laissez-passer to travel back to their home country.
弄丟護照的難民會獲發通行證，以便返回母國。
Kenji applied for a laissez-passer after his passport was stolen during the conference in Geneva.
Kenji 在日內瓦開會時護照被偷，事後便申請了一張通行證。
- travel document
broader everyday term covering any official paper used for travel, including passports and visas
- safe-conduct
older term, often used in wartime for guaranteed safe passage rather than routine travel
- permit
more general; a permit may cover activities beyond travel, while laissez-passer is specifically about movement
文法句型
a laissez-passer for [destination/purpose]
issue/grant a laissez-passer
用法筆記
Almost always singular and countable, often modified by the issuing body (a UN laissez-passer, a Vatican laissez-passer). Treat as a French loan: keep the hyphen and the French spelling, and do not pluralise by adding -s in formal writing — the French plural laissez-passer is invariable.