passage

/ˈpæsɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈæsədʒ] /ˈpæsɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · [pˈæsədʒ] /ˈpa-sij/ (ame, mw)

passage — 名詞

  • passagesingular
  • passagesplural

1. a long, narrow space such as a hallway or covered path that lets people move fro

1.名詞B2
釋義

走廊；通道

建築內連接房間或地點的狹長通路

a long, narrow space such as a hallway or covered path that lets people move from one room, area, or building to another.

例句

A dark passage led from the kitchen to the stone cellar.

一條昏暗的通道從廚房通到石頭地下室。

passage + lead from ... to ...

Visitors waited in the hospital passage outside Dr. Wu's office.

訪客在 Dr. Wu 診間外的醫院走廊等候。

同義詞
  • corridor

    the most common formal word for a building route with rooms off it

  • hallway

    common in everyday speech, especially in American English

  • walkway

    broader and often used for paths people walk along

文法句型

a passage from + place + to + place

a narrow / covered passage

用法筆記

Usually names a built route inside or between buildings. Distinguish from noun sense 5, which names the act of going through somewhere rather than the place you go through.

常見錯誤

❌We walked along the pass to the kitchen.
✅We walked along the passage to the kitchen.
💡a pass is usually a mountain route or a ticket, not an indoor connecting way.

2. a short section taken from a book, speech, or piece of music.

2.名詞B2
釋義

段落；樂段

作品中截出的一小段文字或音樂

a short section taken from a book, speech, or piece of music.

例句

The violin passage near the end is hard to play cleanly.

接近結尾的那段小提琴樂段很難拉得乾淨。

music use: violin passage

Our teacher asked Mina to read the final passage aloud.

老師請 Mina 把最後那個段落大聲讀出來。

read a passage aloud

同義詞
  • section

    a broad everyday word for one part of a larger work

  • excerpt

    often suggests a piece chosen and taken out for special attention

  • extract

    common in publishing and exams for a selected piece of text

文法句型

a passage from + book / speech

a violin / piano passage

用法筆記

Often followed by 'from' when you quote writing, and often modified by an instrument name in music. Distinguish from noun sense 3, which is about time going by, not a section of a work.

常見錯誤

❌Read this sentence from the book' (when you mean a longer part).
✅Read this passage from the book.
💡'passage' is used for a section longer than a single sentence.

3. the steady going by of time, especially when its effects are noticed later.

3.名詞C1
釋義

流逝

時間慢慢過去的過程

the steady going by of time, especially when its effects are noticed later.

例句

The passage of time softened her anger after the trial.

審判過後，時間的流逝慢慢減輕了她的怒氣。

fixed phrase: the passage of time

Wrinkles showed the passage of years on Grandpa's face.

爺爺臉上的皺紋顯示出歲月的流逝。

同義詞
  • passing

    the closest everyday alternative

  • flow

    more figurative and often more poetic

  • lapse

    more formal and often used for a period that has gone by

文法句型

the passage of time

with the passage of time

the passage of + years / months / weeks

用法筆記

Almost always appears in fixed phrases such as 'the passage of time' or 'with the passage of years'. More formal than simply saying 'time passed'.

常見錯誤

❌Passage time made the house look older.
✅The passage of time made the house look older.
💡this sense usually appears in the fixed pattern 'the passage of time'.

4. a tube or open space in the body that carries air, food, liquid, or waste from o

4.名詞
釋義

孔道；管道

身體裡讓空氣液體通過的管道

a tube or open space in the body that carries air, food, liquid, or waste from one part to another.

例句

Swelling in one nasal passage made it hard for Owen to breathe.

一側鼻腔孔道腫脹，讓 Owen 很難呼吸。

common anatomy phrase: nasal passage

The scan showed a narrow passage carrying food down to the stomach.

掃描顯示有一條把食物送往胃部的管道很狹窄。

同義詞
  • channel

    a broad word for a space something moves through

  • duct

    more technical and often used in medicine or biology

  • tube

    emphasizes the shape more than the function

文法句型

a nasal passage

air passages

用法筆記

Often modified by a body part or by what moves through it, as in 'nasal passage' or 'air passages'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is a route in a building or outside space.

5. movement through or past a place by people, vehicles, air, water, or other thing

5.名詞C2
釋義

通行；通過

穿過某處或讓東西通過

movement through or past a place by people, vehicles, air, water, or other things.

例句

Passage through the mountain tunnel stopped after the storm.

暴風雨過後，穿越山中隧道的通行中斷了。

pattern: passage through + place

Free passage of air keeps the greenhouse cool in summer.

空氣自由通過，讓溫室在夏天保持涼爽。

collocation: free passage of air

同義詞
  • crossing

    often focuses on going from one side to the other

  • transit

    more formal and often used for movement through a system or area

  • flow

    best when something moves in a steady stream, such as air or water

反義詞

文法句型

passage through + place

passage of + people / vehicles / air / water

free / safe passage

用法筆記

Common with 'through', 'across', 'of', and 'for', especially about people, vehicles, air, light, or water moving past a point. Distinguish from noun senses 7 to 9, which name a journey or ticketed travel rather than movement through a place.

常見錯誤

❌The passage to Taipei took two hours.
✅The trip to Taipei took two hours.
💡this sense is about moving through a place, not the whole journey to a destination.

6. the stage when a bill or similar measure is formally accepted, especially by a p

6.名詞C1
釋義

立法通過

法案正式獲准成法

the stage when a bill or similar measure is formally accepted, especially by a parliament, and becomes law.

例句

The bill's passage followed six hours of debate.

這項法案在辯論六小時後終於立法通過。

legislative use: passage of a bill

Crowds cheered outside after the passage of the climate law.

氣候法通過後，外面的人群歡呼起來。

同義詞
  • approval

    broader and not limited to laws or parliaments

  • enactment

    formal legal term for making a law official

  • adoption

    often used for plans, policies, or formal measures

反義詞
  • rejection

    a formal decision not to accept the measure

  • defeat

    used when a bill fails in a vote

文法句型

passage of + bill / law

secure passage

delay passage

用法筆記

Usually used about bills, laws, or other measures in government and legal reporting. Distinguish from noun sense 5, which is about movement through space, and noun sense 3, which is about time going by.

常見錯誤

❌The passage discussed the tax bill yesterday.
✅Parliament passed the tax bill yesterday.
💡this noun means the bill's approval, not the discussion itself.

7. travel from one place to another, especially to get away from danger or trouble.

7.名詞
釋義

安全通行

為脫險而前往安全地帶

travel from one place to another, especially to get away from danger or trouble.

例句

At night, smugglers arranged passage for families leaving the burning town.

夜裡，蛇頭替逃離失火小鎮的家庭安排安全通行。

arrange passage for + person

The charity found passage out of the valley before winter snow.

那個慈善團體在冬雪來前，找到安全離開山谷的方法。

find passage out of + place

同義詞
  • escape

    focuses more strongly on getting free from danger

  • evacuation

    more official and often organized by authorities

  • transport

    broader and can describe ordinary travel without danger

文法句型

arrange passage for + person

seek / find passage out of + place

用法筆記

Common after verbs like 'arrange', 'find', and 'seek', often with 'out of', 'from', or 'to'. Distinguish from noun sense 8, which names one particular journey, usually by sea.

8. a trip across the sea, usually made by ship between two ports or coasts.

8.名詞
釋義

航程

尤指搭船前往某地的旅程

a trip across the sea, usually made by ship between two ports or coasts.

例句

The passage from Lisbon to Rio lasted nearly three weeks.

從 Lisbon 到 Rio 的航程將近三週。

passage from ... to ...

Rough weather made our passage across the channel very slow.

惡劣天氣讓我們穿越海峽的航程變得很慢。

passage across + sea

同義詞
  • voyage

    the closest word and especially common for sea travel

  • crossing

    often used for one movement across water from one side to another

  • trip

    the broad everyday word without the sea emphasis

文法句型

passage from + place + to + place

passage across + sea / channel

用法筆記

Often followed by 'from ... to ...' or 'across ...'. Distinguish from noun sense 7, which focuses on escape, and from noun sense 5, which is the act of moving through somewhere.

9. in the phrase 'work your passage', a ship trip you earn by doing jobs on board i

9.名詞
釋義

以工抵票

在船上做工換取船票

in the phrase 'work your passage', a ship trip you earn by doing jobs on board instead of buying a ticket.

例句

At eighteen, Noor worked her passage to Australia as a kitchen helper.

十八歲時，Noor 在船上當廚房幫手，以工抵票去澳洲。

fixed phrase: work your passage

After losing his money, Tomas worked his passage on a cargo ship.

Tomas 丟了錢後，在貨船上以工抵票成行。

同義詞
  • voyage

    names the trip itself but does not include the idea of working for it

  • fare

    means the money paid for a journey, not the journey earned by work

  • berth

    can mean a place on a ship or a job on one, but not this exact arrangement

文法句型

work your passage

work your passage to + place

用法筆記

Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'work your passage'. The subject is the traveler, and the work is done on the ship as payment for the trip.

常見錯誤

❌She worked her ticket to Australia.
✅She worked her passage to Australia.
💡this fixed phrase means earning the sea trip by working on board.