transportation
释义
The action or means of moving people or goods from one place to another.
运输;运送(行为或方式)
A system of vehicles for public conveyance.
交通运输系统;公共交通
词根拆分
词根派生trans-(跨越)+ port(搬运)+ -ation(动作/过程后缀)= 「搬运过去的行为」。后缀 -ation 把动词 transport 转成表示活动或系统的抽象名词。
词根 port 还连着 95 个词使用指南
- 英美差异:transportation 是美式英语的标准名词(public transportation, transportation department);英式英语用更短的 transport(public transport, transport network)
- 作过程:transportation of goods, transportation by rail — 运输行为
- 作系统:public transportation, transportation infrastructure — 运输网络
例句
- 1.
The city's public transportation system is among the best in the country.
这座城市的公共交通系统是全国最好的之一。
- 2.
Transportation of fresh produce requires refrigerated trucks.
运输新鲜农产品需要冷藏卡车。
- 3.
The cost of transportation has risen sharply this year.
今年运输成本急剧上升。
易混词辨析
transportation 与 transport:美式英语中 transportation 是表示运输系统或行为的标准名词(public transportation),transport 主要用作动词。英式英语 transport 兼作名词和动词(public transport)。不要混用两种地区习惯。