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The word is sub- (under) + way (a route): a way that runs underneath. What travels along that underground way depends on which side of the Atlantic you are standing on — trains in America, walkers in Britain.
這個字是 sub-（在…之下）＋ way（路）：一條在下面走的路。至於這條地下的路上跑的是什麼，要看你站在大西洋的哪…更多收起
這個字是 sub-（在…之下）＋ way（路）：一條在下面走的路。至於這條地下的路上跑的是什麼，要看你站在大西洋的哪一邊——在美國是火車，在英國是行人。兩個意思都對，只是各自屬於不同的英語，這也是同一個字最容易讓人誤會的地方。原始詞典資料7 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。
subwaynoun/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
- 1
An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
- He is going to Westminster by subway.
- In 1884 Greathead was part of a syndicate that obtained powers for another subway – 'The City of London & Southwark Subway'. The term 'subway' sounded more sophisticated than 'underground railway', which was associated with the sulphurous Metropolitan, and it would be adopted by New York for its own electric metro when work started on that in 1904.
- 2
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
- Just before you leave, the subway comes. You get on. It stops at the next station.
- 3
A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
- 4
An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
- At Nairobi the mail waits an hour-and-a-half. The station has three long platforms, mostly covered in awnings, the island connected with the main platform (which is used by the mails in both directions) by a subway.
- Heading beneath the tracks via the subway to the immediate north of the station takes us to the Didcot Railway Centre.
- 5
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
- 6
An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
subwayverb/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
- 1
informalTo travel by underground railway.
- I suppose I could have subwayed around town in search of froufrou French pastry shops.
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。