overpass英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc. Canada,Philippines,US

— The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass.

动词 v.

To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road. Canada,Philippines,US

— Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.
To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal. Canada,Philippines,US,transitive

— Marshall was really overpassing his authority when he ordered the security guards to fire their tasers at the trespassers.
To disregard, skip, or miss something. Canada,Philippines,US,transitive

— A youth, how all the beauties of the East / He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed.

词形变化

overpasses plural o'erpass alternative,poetic overpasses present,singular,third-person overpassing participle,present overpassed participle,past overpassed past o'erpass alternative,poetic

词汇关系

近义词

surpass transgress miss overlook take no notice of fail to notice

反义词

underpass subway

词源

词源 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.
Proto-Italic *pattus
Vulgar Latin passus
Proto-Italic *-āzi
▲
Vulgar Latin -ereinflu.
Vulgar Latin -āre
Vulgar Latin *passāre
Old French passerbor.
Middle English passen
English pass
English overpass
From over- + pass.

词源 2

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der.
Proto-Italic *pattus
Vulgar Latin passus
Proto-Italic *-āzi
▲
Vulgar Latin -ereinflu.
Vulgar Latin -āre
Vulgar Latin *passāre
Old French passerbor.
Middle English passen
English pass
English overpass
From over- + pass.