1825, "underground passage" (for water pipes or pedestrians, later for electrical wires), from sub- + way (n.). The sense of "underground railway in a city" is first recorded 1892, in reference to London.
雙語例句
1. The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
大多數(shù)人在走地下通道時都感到害怕。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A 15-year-old girl was attacked at knifepoint in a subway.
一名15歲的女孩在地鐵里遭持刀襲擊。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Steps lead down to the subway from the upstream side.