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Wifi everywhere

 

wifi 無線網絡連接

 

例子：Wifi is a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly using radio waves.

 

當今城市生活，怎麼少得了互聯網呢？隨着wifi 的覆蓋面愈來愈廣，無線上網已成常態，平板電腦、智能手機也愈加普及。毫無疑問，「無線」是近代科技產品的關鍵詞，與之有關的英文詞彙亦如恆河沙數。

 

wirelessly (adverb 副詞)

 

wireless (adjective 形容詞)

例子：

  • wireless telephone
  • wireless microphone
  • wireless telecommunication
  • wireless networking (i.e. wifi)

 

不說不知，“wifi” 一字大有來頭！

 

wifi = wireless fidelity 無線保真傳輸

例子：First appearing in August 2000, “wifi” was coined as a play on words with “hi-fi”.

 

hi-fi = high fidelity 高精確度，現多借代指音響器材

例子：High fidelity recording equipment produces sound that is very clear.

 

 

in-flight wifi 航機wifi

 

例子：Relying on a new satellite system and direct air-to-ground technology, in-flight wifi can deliver connections up to 10 times faster than those currently available to travellers.

 

航機起飛前，為免訊號干擾引起危險，空姐都會提醒大家關掉手提電話及無線電接收裝置；不過有航空公司透露，受惠於新的衛星系統，航機wifi 快將面世了！

 

connection 關係／事實、構思或事件的連繫

 

1) causal connection 因果關係

例子：There is a causal connection between smoking and cancer.

 

2) loose connection 關係疏離

例子：The child has a loose connection with his parents.

 

3) close connection 密切關係

例子：He demonstrated the close connection between mental and physical fitness.

 

roll-out/ launch 推行

(noun 名詞)

 

例子：If there is the roll-out of the satellite based in-flight mobile connectivity, the totally connected world vision will be one step closer.

 

“in-flight wifi” 的同義詞：

 

  • in-flight mobile connectivity
  • in-flight internet
  • airborne connectivity
  • onboard wifi (also for trains and ships)

 

除了 launch，也可用 roll-out 代表推行。留意roll out 是片語動詞，roll 和 out 之間有 “-” (hyphen) 則是名詞。其實這種簡易的小變身並非特例，有roll back 和 roll-back、roll up 和 roll-up 為證！

 

例子：The company expects to roll out the new software in September.

 

與 “roll” 有關的片語名詞：

 

roll back 回捲

(phrasal verb 片語動詞)

 

rollback/ roll-back 減價或退款

(noun 名詞，American 美式)

 

例子：Hongkongers are all expecting the rollback on taxes.

 

roll up 捲起

(phrasal verb 片語動詞)

 

roll-up 手捲香煙

(noun 名詞，British 英式)

 

例子：Ben is enjoying his roll-up.

 

不過，Crystal提到，如果你在美國提起roll-up，多數人都意會是小吃，譬如 fruit roll-ups鮮果凍捲。一詞多義背後的文化因素，值得大家細心留意！

 

long-haul flight 長途機

 

例子：Besides in-flight entertainment, it has become vital for most people to stay connected all the time and everywhere - even above the clouds when they are on long-haul flights.

 

“long” 的配搭用語：

 

long-distance 長途

(pre-modifying adjective)

 

例子：long-distance call, long-distance runner, long-distance flight, long-distance travel

 

long-awaited 期待已久

(pre-modifying adjective)

 

例子：The release of this long-awaited film has become a talking point.

 

long-lasting 長遠

(adjective 形容詞)

 

例子：The impact of divorce on children can be long-lasting.

   
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