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Overground describes a train that runs on the surface — on tracks you can see — rather than down in a tunnel. It is the pair of underground (the Tube in London; 地下鐵).
Overground用來形容 describes a train that runs on the surface在地面上行駛的火車——on tracks you can see是你看得到的軌道——rather than down in a tunnel而不是在地下隧道裡。It is the pair of它是...的相反詞 underground(地下鐵、倫敦的 the Tube;地下鐵)。
In British English it is both an ordinary adjective (an overground train, overground lines) and a proper name: London’s Overground is the orange network on the map. The word is doing a simple job: over the ground, not under it.
In British English在英式英文裡 it is both an ordinary adjective它既可以是普通形容詞 (an overground train地面列車, overground lines地面路線) and a proper name也可以是專有名稱: London's Overground倫敦的 Overground is the orange network on the map是地圖上那條橘色的路網。The word is doing a simple job這個詞做的事很單純: over the ground就是在地面上, not under it而不是在地下。
Though actually, people outside Britain rarely need it. In Taiwan we talk about 地下 and 高架 or 地面段; we do not walk around saying overground.
Though actually不過其實, people outside Britain rarely need it英國以外的人很少用得到這個詞。In Taiwan在台灣, we talk about我們會說 地下 and 高架 or 地面段地下、高架或地面段, we do not walk around saying overground不會有人平常掛在嘴上說 overground。
If you meet it, it is usually Britain, and it is about trains, not about walking “on the ground” in general.
If you meet it如果你遇到這個詞, it is usually Britain通常是在講英國, and it is about trains而且是在講火車, not about walking “on the ground” in general不是泛指走在「地面上」這件事。
組成over- (above) + ground (the surface of the earth).
同家族的字
- groundthe surface the tracks sit on
- undergroundthe opposite idea: trains below the ground
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Overgroundname
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rail-transportrailwaystransportThe London Overground, a counterpart of London Underground operated by TfL (Transport for London), which operates some of the various lines around London which are mainly above ground.
- Yes, it was rather bizarre to make a former underground line into part of a network called London Overground, and at Whitechapel the Overground goes under the Underground. But let's not spoil our happy ending for the East London Line.
overgroundadj詞源 1
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Above the ground.
- an overground railway
- Colour-light signals, for both day and night work, came into use at a much later date, and their first use on any scale in this country was on the London underground railways, where the principle adopted was largely American in origin. But although light signalling is credited to America, one of the first instances of its use was an experimental installation at Herne Hill, although it did not find favour in this country for overground working until some fifty years later.
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Mainstream, not underground.
- They have plans to carry overground books on gay liberation, and a lot of books from small presses.
overgroundnoun詞源 1
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A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally running through an urban area largely above ground and faster than an underground or metro with fewer stops.
- The overground is ten minutes walk through the gloom. Anna finds a seat in the third carriage she tries.
- Today dozens more systems are being built – or at least being planned with twelve in China alone – and that's not counting the overgrounds and the tramways!
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。