passageway

Compared meaning: a way through, like a corridor (noun).

比较义项：通道、走廊（名词）。

• passage

  A broader, more general word for any way through (natural or built); common in narrative or literary contexts; also has unrelated senses (a passage of time, a passage in a book) not compared here.

  泛指任何可供穿行的通道（天然或人工建造），常见于叙述性或文学性语境；还有其他不相关的义项（如“一段时光”“书中的一段文字”），此处不作比较。

  A secret passage led from the library to the hidden garden.

  一条秘密通道从图书馆通向那座隐蔽的花园。

• passageway 本词

  A more specific, concrete term for a narrow corridor or path that connects two particular places, often between buildings; rarely used in a literary or abstract sense.

  是更具体、更实在的说法，专指连接两个特定地点的狭窄走廊或过道，常出现在建筑物之间；很少用于文学或抽象的语境。

  The passageway between the two shops was barely wide enough for one person.

  两家店铺之间的走廊窄得几乎只能容一人通过。

Passage and passageway both mean a way through. Passageway is specific: a narrow corridor connecting two places, often between buildings. Passage is broader and more literary, for any way through, natural or built. Passage can also mean a time period or book section; not compared.

这两个词都指“可以穿行通过的通道”，但 passageway 更具体，专指连接两处的狭窄走廊或过道，而 passage 用法更宽泛，也更常见于文学或叙述性语境。这里不比较 passage 的其他义项，例如“一段时光”“文章的一段”或“（乘船/飞机的）旅程”。