2020-12-16
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด R – Railroad & railway
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Railroad (chiefly BrE)= ‘REYL-rohd’
ออกเสียง railway = ‘REYL-wey’
Farlex Trivia Dictionary.
railway
The principal lineof a railway (1841),
it also has the meaning "affluent area of residence" (1930s),
originally that of Philadelphia,
from the "main line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
which added local stops to a string of backwater towns
west of the city in late 19th century
that helped turn them into fashionable suburbs.
- one-track mind - Is a reference to the railway.
- railway - The word was first recorded in 1776,
but the first actual railwayopened nearly 50 years later, in 1825.
- sidetrack - First used for a railway siding or a minor track or path.
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
Railroad & railway
These terms are used interchangeably by most speakers and writers.
In exact usage, railroad is used to refer to the entire system
involved: the tracks themselves, the stations, rolling stock, land, ticket offices, and other propertyused in transportation by rail,
Railway refers specifically to a track
providing a runway for wheeled equipment.
“Amtrak is a system of railroads throughout the United States.”
“Every foot of the elevated railway in that city has been dismantled.”
As a verb, used informally,
railroad means
(1) “to rush or push through quickly” and
(2) “to imprison on a false charge”:
“The legislature will railroad this bill today.”
“The attorney said, “My client is innocent; don’t try to railroad him into jail.’”
