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...
背書有兩種 1. 背課文那種背 recite Cambridge字典 :to say a piece of writing aloud from memory, or to publicly state a list of things 不過這個背是指記好了、開始「背出來」的背誦。 要指正在默背的動作的話,可以用memorize、rote(死背)、或prepare for recitation(較少用, 不過外國人很聰明應該聽得懂 )。 2. 保證的背(源自在票據背後簽名) endorsement(異體字indorsement) 這是一個法律術語,指的是在票據上簽名,票據所規定之權利由背書人轉讓給被背書人。但也有衍生出保證、支持的意思,例如為候選人背書等。 照慣例 Cambridge字典的說明 : the act of signing the back of a cheque, bill of exchange, etc. that has your name on it in order to give your permission for it to be paid to someone else a public statement made by someone saying that they approve of or support someone or something