transportation

/ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌtrænspərˈteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌtran(t)s-pər-ˈtā-shən/ (ame, mw)

transportation — 名詞

1. the activity of moving people or things between different places, especially as

1.名詞B1
釋義

運輸；運送

將人或物移至他處的活動

the activity of moving people or things between different places, especially as a business or public service

例句

The cost of transportation for the raw materials has increased by 15 percent this year.

今年原物料的運輸成本增加了百分之十五。

transportation of + goods / materials

Public transportation in rural areas is often limited to just a few buses each day.

鄉村地區的大眾運輸通常每天只有少數幾班公車。

public transportation + limited [in rural areas]

同義詞
  • shipping

    more specific — usually refers to moving goods by ship, container, or freight; 'shipping' is a subset of transportation

  • transit

    focuses on the period while goods or people are being moved, not the organized activity itself

  • carriage

    more formal and legal; commonly used in contracts and shipping documents for goods

文法句型

transportation of + noun

public transportation

means of transportation

用法筆記

In this sense, 'transportation' is typically uncountable — you cannot say 'a transportation' to mean a single act of moving. 'Transport' is more common in British English for this meaning, while 'transportation' is standard in North American English.

常見錯誤

❌We arranged a transportation of the equipment to the factory.
✅We arranged the transportation of the equipment to the factory.
💡'transportation' is uncountable in this sense and does not take the article 'a'.

2. the vehicles, systems, and methods that people use to travel from place to place

2.名詞B1
釋義

交通工具

出行或載貨所用的車輛及系統

the vehicles, systems, and methods that people use to travel from place to place or to carry goods

例句

Amira uses her bicycle as her main form of transportation around the city.

Amira 以自行車作為她在市區的主要交通工具。

form of transportation

The city is investing in new public transportation, including electric buses and light rail.

該市正投資於新型大眾運輸工具，包括電動公車和輕軌。

public transportation + electric buses / light rail

同義詞
  • transport

    more common in British English; in US English, 'transport' as a noun usually means the act of carrying, not the vehicles

  • transit

    typically refers to public bus and train systems within cities, not all vehicles in general

  • vehicle

    refers to a single machine (car, bus, bike) rather than the whole system of travel

文法句型

form of transportation

means of transportation

mode of transportation

public transportation

常見錯誤

❌I need to find a transportation to the airport.
✅I need to find transportation to the airport.
💡'transportation' is usually uncountable even in this sense; use 'a form of transportation' or 'a means of transportation' for countable use.