transit
- n. 运输, 通行, 经过
- v. 运送, 经过
- Definition
- n. the movement of people or goods from one place to another
- v. to carry or move something across or through a place
- Example
- Many workers use public transit to get to their jobs downtown.
- 许多上班族乘坐公共交通去市中心上班。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: the transport of people or goods (noun).
比较义项：运输，交通运输系统（名词）。
- transportation
Broader term for any means of moving people or goods, including cars, bikes, or walking, not just public systems; common in phrases like 'means of transportation' or 'transportation costs'.
该词更宽泛，指移动人或货物的任何方式，包括开车、骑车或步行，不局限于公共系统；常用于“运输方式”“运输费用”等搭配。
The mayor promised to improve transportation across the city, including buses, bike lanes, and roads.
市长承诺要改善全市的交通运输，包括公交车、自行车道和道路。
- transit 本词
Narrower, refers mainly to public transportation systems like buses and trains, or the actual movement between places; common in 'mass transit', 'transit system', and the idiom 'in transit' for goods being shipped.
该词范围更窄，主要指公交、地铁等公共运输系统，或指人货从一地移动到另一地的过程；常用于“大众运输”“运输系统”，以及习语“in transit”（运输途中，指货物在途）。
Her flight was delayed, so her connecting bags stayed in transit overnight.
她的航班延误了，所以转运的行李在途中滞留了一夜。
Transportation and transit both relate to moving people or goods. Transportation is the broader term, covering any means of moving things, like cars or walking. Transit is narrower, meaning public transportation systems, or the movement between places, as in 'mass transit' or goods 'in transit'.
这两个词在“运输”这一义项上意思相近，都可指人或货物的运输，但侧重不同：transportation 更宽泛，泛指任何运输方式；transit 更窄，多指公共运输系统或运输途中的过程。此处不比较 transit 表示“通行、经过”或天文学“凌日”等其他用法。