thoroughfare

/ˈθʌrəfeə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [θˈɚofˌɛr] /ˈθɜːrəʊfer/ (ame, ipa) · [θˈɚofˌɛr] /ˈthər-ə-ˌfer How to pronounce thoroughfare (audio) ˈthə-rə-/ (ame, mw)

thoroughfare — 名詞

  • thoroughfaresingular
  • thoroughfaresplural

1. a road, street, or passage that people or vehicles regularly use to get through

1.名詞C1
釋義

幹道；通道

供人車通行的主要路線

a road, street, or passage that people or vehicles regularly use to get through an area.

例句

Market Street is the main thoroughfare linking the station and the old harbour.

Market Street 是連接車站與舊港的主要幹道。

main thoroughfare

Delivery vans blocked the narrow thoroughfare behind the hotel all morning.

送貨廂型車整個早上都堵住了飯店後方那條狹窄的通道。

同義詞
  • road

    the broad everyday term; less formal and not as focused on traffic flow

  • street

    usually an urban road with buildings along it

  • passage

    often a way through a building or narrower space rather than a main route

文法句型

main/busy + thoroughfare

along/on + a/the thoroughfare

thoroughfare + through [place]

用法筆記

More formal than everyday words such as 'road' or 'street'. It often appears in news reports, city-planning writing, and official descriptions when the route is important because many people pass through it.

常見錯誤

❌The cafe is in the thoroughfare behind the square.
✅The cafe is on the thoroughfare behind the square.
💡A thoroughfare is treated as a route or roadway, so English usually uses 'on' for location.

2. words on a sign showing that a road or passage is closed from that side and you

2.名詞C1
釋義

禁止通行

路牌上表示此處不得進入

words on a sign showing that a road or passage is closed from that side and you must not enter.

例句

A red No Thoroughfare sign blocked the lane behind the theatre.

劇院後方的小巷口立著一塊紅色的「禁止通行」標誌。

No Thoroughfare sign

We turned back when Mina saw the No Thoroughfare notice at the bridge.

Mina 在橋邊看到「禁止通行」的告示後，我們就折返了。

同義詞
  • no entry

    the more common modern wording for the same instruction on a sign

文法句型

No Thoroughfare sign

be marked No Thoroughfare

用法筆記

Used as a fixed notice on signs, not as a normal everyday noun phrase. In modern English, many places more commonly use 'No Entry', but 'No Thoroughfare' is still seen on roads and passages.

常見錯誤

❌The sign said no thoroughfares.
✅The sign said No Thoroughfare.
💡On signs, this is usually treated as a fixed notice in the singular.