Right of way
의미: The legal right to proceed first in traffic, or the general principle of who goes first.
Right of way in American driving follows specific rules — right turn at four-way stops, pedestrians in crosswalks, emergency vehicles always. But in practice, Americans have a complicated relationship with right of way: some yield too aggressively (the 'no, you go' dance), while others blow through like they own the road.
예문
- He had the right of way, but the other driver ran the stop sign. 他有优先通行权，但对方司机闯了停车标志。Él tenía la prioridad, pero el otro conductor se saltó la señal de stop.彼に優先権があったのに、相手のドライバーが一時停止を無視した。그에게 우선권이 있었는데, 상대 운전자가 정지 신호를 무시했다.
- Pedestrians always have the right of way in the crosswalk. 在人行横道上行人永远有优先通行权。Los peatones siempre tienen prioridad en el paso de peatones.横断歩道では歩行者が常に優先だ。횡단보도에서는 항상 보행자가 우선이다.
- They did the classic four-way stop right-of-way confusion — nobody knew who should go first. 在四方停车路口上演了经典的优先权混乱——没人知道该谁先走。Hicieron la típica confusión de prioridad en el cruce con cuatro stops — nadie sabía quién debía pasar primero.四方向一時停止でお決まりの優先権の混乱が起きた——誰が先に行くべきか誰にも分からなかった。사거리 정지 신호에서 전형적인 우선권 혼란이 벌어졌다 — 누가 먼저 가야 할지 아무도 몰랐다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: driving, traffic rules, disputes
어조: assertive, informative
✓ 올바른 표현
- I had the right of way!我有优先通行权！¡Yo tenía la prioridad!こっちに優先権があったのに！나한테 우선권이 있었어!
- Yield the right of way to oncoming traffic.让优先通行权给对面来车。Cede la prioridad al tráfico que viene de frente.対向車に優先権を譲って。맞은편 차에 우선권을 양보해.
✗ 잘못된 표현
- Don't insist on your right of way if it means causing an accident — being right doesn't help if you're injured别为了坚持自己的优先权而导致事故——就算你有理，受伤了也没用No insistas en tu prioridad si eso significa provocar un accidente — tener razón no sirve de nada si acabas herido事故を起こしてまで優先権を主張しないこと——正しくても怪我をしたら意味がない사고가 날 수 있다면 우선권을 고집하지 말 것 — 내가 맞다 해도 다치면 소용없다
기원과 역사
Legal term adapted into everyday American English from traffic law. Originally from maritime law governing ship navigation, it was applied to road traffic in the early 1900s as driving became widespread.
문화적 배경
Era: Early 20th century
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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