A march-past is a ceremony, almost always a military one, in which soldiers — or sometimes police, cadets, or a similar group — march in neat lines past someone important, so that person can watch them and take the salute. The important person usually stands on a platform; the troops keep time and look straight ahead as they go by.

A march-past is a ceremony是一種典禮， almost always a military one幾乎都是軍隊的： soldiers士兵 — or sometimes police, cadets, or a similar group有時是警察、軍校生或類似的隊伍 — in neat lines排成整齊的隊形 march past someone important行進通過某位重要人物面前， so that person好讓那個人 can watch them看著他們 and take the salute並接受敬禮。The important person那位重要人物 usually通常 stands on a platform站在台上； the troops隊伍 keep time踩著一致的步伐， as they go by通過的時候 look straight ahead眼睛直視前方。

You will hear this word most in British English. In American English people more often say they pass in review, or they just call the whole thing a parade.

You你 in British English在英式英語裡 will hear this word most最常聽到這個字。In American English在美式英語裡， people人們 more often say比較常說 they pass in review， or they或者 the whole thing把整件事 just call乾脆叫作 a parade。

It is a compound: they march, and they go past. You might also see it written without the hyphen (march past), but the event itself is the march-past.

It它 is a compound是複合字： they march他們行進， and they go past而且他們「走過去」。You你 might also see也可能看到 it written它被寫成 without the hyphen不加連字號 (march past)， but the event itself但這個活動本身 is就是 the march-past。

It is not a protest in the street, and it is not just any parade with music and floats.

It它 is not a protest in the street不是街頭的抗議遊行， and it而它也 is not不是 just any parade with music and floats隨便一場有音樂和花車的遊行。