transit
英 ['trænsɪt; 'trɑːns-; -nz-]
美['træzɪt]
- n. 运输；经过
- vt. 运送
- vi. 经过
词态变化
复数: transits;
助记提示
1. trans- "across, over" + ire "go" (see ion) => transire "cross over, pass away, go over".
2. transire => 过去分词：transitus => transit- => transit.
3. => act or fact of passing across or through, public transporation, go or cross over.
2. transire => 过去分词：transitus => transit- => transit.
3. => act or fact of passing across or through, public transporation, go or cross over.
中文词源
transit 中转，过渡，通过，经过
来自拉丁语 transitus,中转的，通过的，来自 transire 的过去分词格，来自 trans-,转移，ire,走， 词源同 exit,itinerary.
英文词源
- transit (v.)
- mid-15c., from Latin transitus, past participle of transire "go or cross over" (see transient). Astronomical sense is from 1680s. Related: Transited; transiting.
- transit (n.)
- mid-15c., "act or fact of passing across or through," from Latin transitus "a going over, passing over, passage," verbal noun from past participle of transire "go or cross over" (see transient). Meaning "a transit of a planet across the sun" is from 1660s. Meaning "public transportation" is attested from 1873.
双语例句
- 1. Two rapid transit trains collided early this morning in Boston.
- 今晨早些时候，两辆高速火车在波士顿相撞。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The president wants to improve the nation's highways and mass transit systems.
- 总统希望改善该国的公路与公共交通系统。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. We cannot be held responsible for goods lost in transit.
- 我们不能对运送中丢失的货物负责。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. They were in transit to Bombay.
- 他们在去往孟买的途中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The cost includes transit.
- 成本中包括运费。
来自《权威词典》