through

prep. 通过；穿过；凭借

adv. 彻底；从头至尾

adj. 直达的；过境的；完结的

中文词源

through 穿过，通过

来自中英语 thurh,穿过，通过，来自 Proto-Germanic*thurkh,穿过，通过，来自 PIE*tere,弯，转，跨过，词源同 turn,trans-,transport.

through: through: [OE] Through comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *thurkh, which also produced German durch and Dutch door. Its ultimate source was the Indo-European base *tr-, which also produced Latin trans ‘across’. Thorough is historically the same word as through.
=> nostril, thorough, thrill
through (prep., adv.): late 14c., metathesis of Old English þurh, from Proto-Germanic *thurkh (cognates: Old Saxon thuru, Old Frisian thruch, Middle Dutch dore, Dutch door, Old High German thuruh, German durch, Gothic þairh "through"), from PIE root *tere- (2) "to cross over, pass through, overcome" (cognates: Sanskrit tirah, Avestan taro "through, beyond," Latin trans "beyond," Old Irish tre, Welsh tra "through"). Not clearly differentiated from thorough until early Modern English. Spelling thro was common 15c.-18c. Reformed spelling thru (1839) is mainly American English.

1. A brilliant shaft of sunlight burst through the doorway.: 一束耀眼的阳光从门口照射进来。

3. Mobutu ascended through the ranks, eventually becoming commander of the army.: 蒙博托出身行伍，通过一级级晋升，最终成为了陆军司令。

4. The savoury smell greeted them as they went through the door.: 他们进门时一阵香味扑鼻而来。

5. I went through about four years of being addicted to video games.: 我大约有4年时间沉迷在电子游戏中。