traffic
/ˈtræfɪk/KK
/ˈtɹæfɪk/IPA
træ·fɪk
1.
交通；道路上的車流
道路上車輛行駛所形成的整體車流狀況，常指車多、壅塞或行進是否順暢。
用法：常搭配 heavy、light、rush-hour、oncoming。表示「因塞車而遲到」時，常說 be late because of traffic 或 get stuck in traffic。
We left home early because traffic is usually heavy on the way to school.
我們提早出門，因為上學路上的車流通常很大。
There were many cars on the road, so my dad arrived late for dinner because of the traffic.
路上有很多車，所以爸爸因為交通壅塞，晚到了晚餐時間。
2.
交通運輸；交通往來
人、車輛或貨物在兩地之間的往來與運輸，常用於機場、港口、鐵路或商業運輸等較廣泛的情境。
用法：在網路語境中，traffic 指造訪網站或使用網路服務所產生的流量，常搭配 web、website、increase、generate。
The airport has more air traffic during the New Year holiday.
過年期間，這座機場的空中交通比較多。
3.
非法買賣；不法交易
某種物品或人的非法買賣與運送，尤其常指毒品、武器或人口。
用法：此義常見於 traffic in＋非法交易的對象；也常以 drug trafficking、human trafficking 等衍生名詞片語表達。
The police try to stop people who traffic in other people.
警察試著阻止買賣人口的人。
There is a lot of traffic on the road because many cars are going to the city.
因為很多車要去市區，所以路上的交通很擁擠。
常見錯誤
The road has many traffics.
There is a lot of traffic on the road.
We met a traffic jam on the way home.
We got stuck in a traffic jam on the way home.
There was a heavy traffic this morning.
There was heavy traffic this morning.
I was late because the traffic jam.
I was late because of the traffic jam.
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學習提示
・日常說「塞車」時，最自然的說法是 traffic is heavy、there is heavy traffic，或 get stuck in traffic。
・traffic light 是「紅綠燈」，其中的 traffic 仍是修飾名詞的用法；不要把它理解成「交通的燈」再逐字翻譯。
・談網站時，traffic 通常是「流量」或「瀏覽人次」，不是道路交通。