passenger

- n. 乘客
- Definition
- n. a person traveling in a vehicle who is not driving
- Example
- Every passenger must wear a seatbelt during the flight.
- 每位乘客在飞行途中都必须系好安全带。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a person on a vehicle, bike, or horse (noun).
比较义项:乘坐交通工具(或骑乘马、自行车等)的人(名词)。
- passenger 本词
Passenger refers to someone being transported who is not driving or operating the vehicle, typically in a car, bus, train, or plane; it always implies another person is in control.
passenger指不驾驶、不操控交通工具而被搭载的人,通常出现在汽车、公交车、火车或飞机等由他人驾驶的交通工具中;该词总是暗示有另一个人在操控。
Every passenger must wear a seatbelt during the flight.
每位乘客在飞行期间都必须系好安全带。
- rider
Rider refers to someone who rides and typically controls a bicycle, motorcycle, or horse; it implies active steering, not passive transport in an enclosed vehicle.
rider指骑乘并通常操控自行车、摩托车或马的人;强调主动操控,而不是在封闭交通工具中被动运送。
The rider slowed down before turning onto the busy street.
骑手在转入繁忙街道之前减慢了速度。
Both mean a person on a vehicle. Passenger means someone carried, not driving, in a car, bus, train, or plane. Rider means someone who controls a bike, motorcycle, or horse. On a motorcycle they are almost opposite: the rider controls it; the passenger sits behind.
这两个词都可以指“交通工具上的人”,但含义和典型场景不同:passenger强调乘坐时不驾驶、被动搭乘,常用于汽车、公交、火车或飞机;rider强调骑乘并操控自行车、摩托车或马,带有主动性。在摩托车语境中,两者甚至相对——操控车的人是rider,坐在后座、不操控的人才是passenger。