Close of Business = 下班時 就是「下班的時候」,這是英國用法,美國一般用the end of day。就像「今天課就上到這裡」叫做Let's call it a day. 參考 搞懂英文縮寫 。 Chip on Board = 一種積體電路封裝技術 這個就不在此介紹了,有興趣的人可以參考這篇文章 何謂COB (Chip On Board) ?介紹COB的演進歷史 。
問:常見在很多網站的網址都會有zh-tw或zh-cn,雖然可以猜到zh-tw是指台灣正體中文、zh-cn是中國大陸簡體中文,但zh到底是什麼的縮寫呢? 答:zh是 zh ong wen的縮寫,zhong wen就是「中文」的發音啦。 zh這麼常用其實也是有原因的,因為它是 ISO 639-1 中定義的代碼,既然是國際標準,當然大部分網站就會遵循囉!
雖然在中文都是對講機,但是在英文裡大樓用的對講機跟無線電對講機 通常用不同的單字。 Pic CC-BY-NC 2.0 by nicolasnova 大樓對講機 (其實也不一定是大樓對講機,例如捷運上緊急跟駕駛艙通話的對講機,官方也是用intercom這個字) intercom interphone talkback doorphone 解說 An intercom (intercommunication device), talkback or doorphone is a stand-alone voice communications system for use within a building or small collection of buildings, functioning independently of the public telephone network. ( wikipedia ) a set of communications devices that allows people in different parts of a building, aircraft, ship, etc., to speak to each other. ( cambridge dictionary ) Pic CC-BY-NC 2.0 by T Gibbison 無線電對講機 handheld transceiver (handheld=手持, transceiver=收發器) walkie talkie two-way radio 解說 A walkie-talkie (more formally known as a handheld transceiver) is a hand-held, portable, two-way radio transceiver. Its development during the Second World War has been variously credited to Donald L. Hings, radio engineer Alfred J. Gross, and engineering...