| 词组 | en route |
| 释义 | en route This French phrase was first used in English in the 19th century. Its assimilation into our language was completed long ago, and there is no longer any need to underline or italicize it as a foreign term. It is used as both an adverb and an adjective, and it is written both as one word and two. Copperud 1980 prefers the twoword form, and our evidence shows that it continues to be the more common choice: • ... essential that the civil en route services be provided —R. W. Faulks, Principles of Transport, 1973 • The Apollo can be calibrated en route —Richard L. Collins, Flying, March 1984 • ... their first-night stopover enroute to Florida — Robert Towers, TV. Y. Times Book Rev., 13 June 1976 Because the en of en route sounds just like on in one of its pronunciations, the potential for an embarrassing error exists: • They are "intermediate" systems in that they mark stages on route to mastery ... of written, academic discourse —College Composition and Communication, October 1980 • ... in spite of the fact that, on route to the show, the van brakes failed —Chronicle ofthe Horse, 3 Aug. 1984 Authors and proofreaders beware. |
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