兩邊之間留出來的窄路
這一組最貼近字面：路不是蓋出來的，是「不放東西」留下來的。兩邊夾著，中間空著，人就走得過去。
noun · B2
In British and Irish English, the narrow path between two rows of seats in a theatre, bus, train, or plane, that people walk along to reach their seats.
座位間的走道
核心畫面
Think of gangway as a thin strip of space kept open so that a person can get through. Around it things are packed tight: two rows of seats, two house walls, a crowd, or the water between a boat and the pier. The strip is always narrow, it is only for passing, and it stops being a gangway the moment something is left in it. The old English word behind it, gangweġ, simply means a way you walk along.
「gangway」可以想成「一條特地留出來、讓人走過去的窄路」。它周圍總是擠的：兩排椅子、兩面牆、一群人，或是船和岸…更多收起
「gangway」可以想成「一條特地留出來、讓人走過去的窄路」。它周圍總是擠的：兩排椅子、兩面牆、一群人，或是船和岸中間那段水。中間那一條空出來的路，就是 gangway。它有三個特點：很窄、只用來通過、一旦被東西擋住就等於沒有了。古英文的 gangweġ 就是「通道」，gang 是走、way 是路。所以不管是座位間的走道、船邊架起來的舷梯，還是有人大喊一聲要大家讓開，畫面都是同一個：中間空出來，人才過得去。From the word’s history
From Middle English gangway, from Old English gangweġ ('passageway, thoroughfare'), that is gang ('walking, going') + way. The modern senses all keep that literal reading: the way you walk along.
依據來源記載，這個字來自中古英語 gangway，再往前是古英文 gangweġ（通道、大路），拆開就是 gang（走）加 way（路）。今天的每一個用法都還守著這個字面意思：人走過去的那條路。
Wiktionary entry “gangway” (evidence packet etymology_text): Middle English gangway < Old English gangweġ ('passageway; thoroughfare'), gang + way; related to Dutch/Norwegian gang ('hallway').
Three branches
架起來、把兩邊接通的路
前面那條路是「空出來的」，這裡的路是「搭上去的」。船靠岸以後，中間是水，沒有東西可以空出來，只好把一塊板子架過去，硬做出一條能走的路。空出來和搭出來，結果是同一件事：人可以通過。
noun · B2
A board, ramp, or set of steps placed between a ship or boat and the land, so that people can walk on and off.
舷梯；登船跳板
喊出一條路來
前兩組的路都已經在那裡了，這一組的路還不存在。你得開口要別人讓，路才會出現。所以同一個字從「那條路」變成「給我那條路」。
interjection · C1
Shouted at people who are standing in your way, to tell them to move aside and leave a clear path for you or for someone coming through.
讓一讓！借過！