boarding gate 是机场中的"登机口",指旅客在通过安检后,前往登机的指定区域入口。旅客在此排队等候,凭登机牌登上飞机。
/ˈbɔːrdɪŋ ɡeɪt/
Please proceed to boarding gate 12; your flight will begin boarding in ten minutes.
请前往12号登机口,您的航班将在十分钟后开始登机。
After a long delay, passengers were informed that the boarding gate had been changed to the opposite end of the terminal, causing a rush of confused travelers hurrying through the corridors.
经过长时间的延误后,旅客们被告知登机口已更换到航站楼的另一端,焦急的旅客们纷纷在走廊中匆忙赶路。
boarding 源自 board,最初指"木板",后来引申为"登上(船或车)"的意思,因为早期登船需要踏上木板(即跳板)。gate 来自古英语 geat,意为"门、入口"。boarding gate 作为复合词,随着20世纪商业航空的兴起而广泛使用,专指机场中供旅客登机的通道入口。