aboard
Definitions
On or onto a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
在（船、飞机、火车等）上；登上交通工具
On or onto (a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle)
在……（船、飞机、火车）上
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveda- here is the old English on ('on'), the same a- as in ashore and asleep, plus board in its 'ship's side' sense. aboard literally means 'on the ship's side / on the deck' — you have crossed the wooden edge and you are now on the vehicle.
Root board still carries 7 more wordsWhy It Means This
aboard preserves the oldest sense of board — the wooden side of a ship. The phrase 'welcome aboard' has since drifted from literal ships to mean 'welcome to the team or organization,' as if joining a group were stepping onto a vessel.
Common Collocations
- 1.come aboard上船/上车
- 2.welcome aboard欢迎登船/加入
- 3.all aboard都上车啦
- 4.climb aboard爬上(车船)
Example Sentences
- 1.
Welcome aboard! Please find your seats quickly.
- 2.
There were over two hundred passengers aboard the ferry.
- 3.
By the time we got aboard, the train was already moving.