劍橋字典 comet 的說明:an object that moves around the sun, usually at a great distance from it, that is seen on rare occasions from the earth as a bright line in the sky.
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...
戒嚴時期的宵禁 curfew 家庭門禁 有些家庭會有晚上 10 點前要回家的規定,中文也叫「門禁」。在英文雖也可用 curfew,但算是比較嚴肅的講法。一般對話可以說 You shall be home by 10pm. 之類的。 刷卡門禁、門禁管制 中文裡還有一種「門禁」是指辦公室等地方通過要刷員工證等,可以用: Door Access Control Entry Access Control 門禁卡 Badge Access Control Card