passage

passage¹
[ˈpasɪdʒ]
noun

[mass noun]the act or process of moving through, under, over, or past something on the way from one place to another
经过，通过
there were moorings for boats wanting passage through the lock.
有泊船处供欲通过水闸的船只使用。
■the act or process of moving forward
经过，消逝
despite the passage of time she still loved him.
尽管时光流逝，她依然爱他。
■the right to pass through somewhere
通过权；通行权
we obtained a permit for safe passage from the embassy.
我们得到许可，可以安全离开这个大使馆。
■[count noun]a journey or ticket for a journey by sea or air
（乘船或飞机的）旅行；船（或机）票
I booked a passage on the next ship.
我预订了下一艘船的船票。
■(Ornithology)(of a migrating bird) the action of passing through a place en route to its final destination
(鸟)（候鸟的）迁徙，迁移
the species occurs regularly on passage.
这种鸟作有规律的迁徙活动。
[as modifier]a passage migrant.
迁徙候鸟。
[paˈsɑːʒ]
■(Medicine & Biology)the process of propagating micro-organisms or cells in a series of host organisms or culture media, so as to maintain them or modify their virulence
(医，生)（微生物的）传代，继代移种
a narrow way, typically having walls either side, allowing access between buildings or to different rooms within a building; a passageway
胡同，走廊，过道
■a duct, vessel, or other channel in the body
（体内的）管道，通道
[mass noun]the process of transition from one state to another
过渡，转变
an allegory on the theme of the passage from ignorance to knowledge.
一则主题有关从蒙昧向知识过渡的寓言。
■the passing of a bill into law
（法案的）通过
a catalyst for the unrest was the passage of a privatization law.
动乱的起因是通过了一部私有化法律。
a short extract from a book or other printed material
（书籍或其他印刷品的）一段，一节
he picked up the newspaper and read the passage again.
他拿起报纸又把这一段读了一遍。
■a section of a piece of music
（音乐作品的）段落
nothing obscures the outlines of an orchestral passage more than a drum roll on an unrelated note.
除了一连串不和谐的鼓声外，没有什么更能使一段管弦乐的演奏要点变得模糊不清。
■an episode in a longer activity such as a sporting event
插曲，片段
a neat passage of midfield play.
演出中场一个非常精彩的插曲。

verb

[with obj.](Medicine & Biology)subject (a strain of micro-organisms or cells) to a passage
(医，生)使（微生物）继代移种，使传代
each recombinant virus was passaged nine times successively.
一个重组病毒能连续传代九次。

常用词组
passage of (或 at) arms

a fight or dispute
交战；争论

work one's passage

work in return for a free place on a voyage
做工抵船费
he worked his passage home as a steward.
他在船上作服务员以抵交回家的船费。

语源

Middle English: from Old French, based on Latin passus 'pace'

passage²
[paˈsɑːʒ]
noun

a movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot, giving the impression of dancing
巴沙基（花式骑术的高抬腿舞步）

语源

early 18th cent.: from French passage from an alteration of Italian passeggiare 'to walk, pace', based on Latin passus 'pace'

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