English Dictionary

way station

名詞

比喩的用法

A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal. / (figuratively) A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey.

日本語の意味

主要駅の間に位置する小規模な鉄道駅、または信号出しにより停車する駅 / 比喩的には、長い旅路におけるサービスエリアや一時的な宿泊施設

We got off at the old way station, where the train only stops on a signal.

私たちは古い途中駅で降り、そこでは列車は合図があるときだけ停車しました。

意味（1）

A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal.

意味（2）

(figuratively) A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey.

At one of the way-stations on his long journey a barmaid at a tavern speaks to Gilgamesh and tries to give him common sense on the human condition.

way stations （ plural ）