a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination 路;路线;线路;航线 our route was via the Jerusalem road. 我们的线路是经过耶路撒冷公路。 ■the line of a road, path, railway, etc 道路;公路;小道;铁路 ■(N. Amer.)a round travelled in delivering, selling, or collecting goods (北美)递送路线;推销路线 ■a method or process leading to a specified result (导致一定结果的)方法;途径,渠道 the many routes to a healthier diet will be described. 对许多更加健康的饮食方法将会作说明。
(routeing 或 routing)
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]send or direct along a specified course 沿特定路线发送;沿特定方向移动 all lines of communication were routed through London. 所有通讯线路都是通过伦敦发送。
语源
Middle English: from Old French rute 'road', from Latin rupta (via) 'broken (way'), feminine past participle of rumpere