单词 | passer-through |
释义 | passer-throughn. A person who passes through. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > one who passes passera1382 passantc1436 passer-by1568 by-passer1573 pass-by1602 passer-through1843 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. xv. 304 I told him that I was merely a passer through on my way to Tangier. 1864 P. E. Connor Let. 15 Feb. in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1897) 1st Ser. L. ii. 750 He but excites a smile upon the lips of even the casual passer-through of this land of polygamy, treason, and kindred crimes. 1901 Atlantic Monthly Apr. 510/2 The train, street, or hotel, which are the main points of observation for the ordinary passer-through. 1987 J. Davis Libyan Politics 184 The Zuwaya used to own the desert, people said, and explained how they taxed passers-through. 1998 Independent 16 Apr. ii. 4/3 He shares with five others and an indeterminate number of passers-through. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1843 |
随便看 |
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。