passport

/'pɑ:spɔ:t/

Thân thiện

A traveler presents her passport at the airport check-in counter.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An official document issued by a government: This document certifies the holder's identity and citizenship, permitting international travel and granting the right to re-enter the issuing country.
   • A quality or characteristic that provides access or acceptance: This figurative meaning refers to something that allows a person to gain entry, favor, or admission into a particular group, situation, or experience.

Usage and Examples

• Literal meaning (Official travel document):

  • You must have a valid passport to enter the country.
  • She renewed her passport six months before it expired.
  • The immigration officer stamped my passport.

• Figurative meaning (Something that provides access):

  • A good education can be a passport to a better career.
  • His friendly demeanor was his passport into their social circle.
  • In some industries, a strong portfolio is your passport to employment.

Advanced Usage

• "A passport to...": A common phrase used figuratively to indicate something that grants access or opportunity.
  • For many, the internet is a passport to global information.
  • This certificate could be your passport to a new profession.

Variants and Related Words

• Passport photo (n): A specific photograph meeting official requirements for inclusion in a passport.
  • You need two recent passport photos for the application.
• Passport control (n): The area at a border where officials check travelers' passports.
  • We waited in line at passport control for an hour.

Synonyms

• Travel document: For the literal meaning.
• Ticket, key, entrée: For the figurative meaning (e.g., ).

Related Phrases

• To hold a passport: To possess a passport from a specific country.
  • She holds a British passport.
• To apply for a passport: To submit a formal request to obtain a passport.
  • You can apply for a passport online.
• Passport to success: A common idiom using the figurative sense.
  • He believed innovation was the company's passport to success.

Học thuật

Noun

1. any quality or characteristic that gains a person a favorable reception or acceptance or admission
   • her pleasant personality is already a recommendation
   • his wealth was not a passport into the exclusive circles of society
2. a document issued by a country to a citizen allowing that person to travel abroad and re-enter the home country
3. any authorization to pass or go somewhere
   • the pass to visit had a strict time limit

Từ đồng nghĩa

• recommendation
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