road

Compared meaning: a way for vehicles to travel (noun).

比较义项：供车辆通行的道路或路线（名词）。

• road 本词

  "Road" names the physical paved or hard surface built for vehicles; it refers to the structure itself, not the path someone chooses to follow.

  “road”（道路）指为车辆行驶而修建的实体路面，强调这条路本身的物理结构，而不是某人选择走的路径。

  Heavy rain turned the dirt road into deep mud.

  大雨把这条土路变成了一片泥泞。

• route

  "Route" names the path or course taken between two places, which may combine several roads or other ways; it describes the journey, not a physical surface.

  “route”（路线）指从一地到另一地所走的路径，可能由几条道路或其他路段组成，强调的是行程本身，而不是实体路面。

  GPS suggested a faster route through the back streets.

  GPS建议了一条穿过后街小巷的更快路线。

Both words can mean a path for travel. Road names the physical paved surface built for vehicles; it refers to the structure itself. Route names the path or course taken between two places, which may combine several roads; it describes the journey, not a surface.

这两个词都可译成中文的“路”，容易混淆：road 指实际修建、供车辆行驶的路面本身；route 指从一地到另一地所选择或规划的路径，可能由若干条道路或其他路段组成，强调的是行程路线而非路面结构。