1812 in modern sense, from rail (n.1) + way (n.). Earlier used of any sort of road on which rails (originally wooden) were laid for easier transport (1776).
雙語例句
1. Dozens of miles of railway track have been torn up.
好幾十英里的鐵軌被毀壞了。
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2. The railway station smelt powerfully of cats and drains.
火車站上有沖鼻的貓味和臭水溝味。
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3. Across the river the railway track ran up to the pithead.
鐵軌跨過這條河直達(dá)礦井口。
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4. I have been a subscriber to Railway Magazine for many years.
我訂閱《鐵路雜志》已有很多年了。
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5. The railway had obviously been built long after the house.