1940, from check (v.1) + point (n.). Originally an aviator's term for landforms or structures of known height against which the craft's altitude could be visually checked. The "vehicle stop" sense is recorded from 1950.
雙語例句
1. French soldiers squared off with a gunman at a road checkpoint.
在一個公路檢查站法國士兵擺開架勢，準備迎戰一名持槍者。
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2. The car failed to stop at an army checkpoint.
那輛車沒有在軍方檢查站停車。
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3. For twenty-nine years, Checkpoint Charlie embodied the Cold War.
29年來，查理檢查站一直是冷戰的象征。
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4. The checkpoint was abandoned as militarily indefensible.
檢查站因為軍事上無法防御而被舍棄。
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5. Soldiers opened fire on a car which failed to stop at an army checkpoint.