adsl

adsl — noun

1. the short form of 'Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line': a technology that pushes

1.名詞
釋義

the short form of 'Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line': a technology that pushes high-speed internet down an ordinary copper phone wire, so a household can browse the web while still making voice calls on the same line.

例句

Esme signed up for ADSL so the family could stream films and answer phone calls together.

noun used attributively: sign up for ADSL

The village school finally got an ADSL line after years of slow dial-up internet.

collocation: ADSL line

同義詞
  • broadband

    broader umbrella term covering ADSL, cable, and fibre; preferred in everyday speech

  • DSL

    the parent family of technologies; ADSL is one specific type

反義詞
  • dial-up

    older, much slower phone-line internet that blocks voice calls while online

  • fibre-optic

    newer technology using glass cables; far faster than ADSL

文法句型

ADSL connection / line / modem / router

用法筆記

Almost always written in capitals. Frequently used attributively before another noun (ADSL line, ADSL modem, ADSL router) rather than on its own.

常見錯誤

❌I bought an ADSL yesterday.
✅I bought an ADSL modem yesterday.
💡ADSL names the technology, so it usually needs another noun (modem, line, router) after it.
❌My adsl is broken.
✅My ADSL connection is broken.
💡write the term in capital letters and add the thing (connection, line) that is actually broken.