cyber

cyber — adjective

1. describing things that are connected with computers, computer networks, and the

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing things that are connected with computers, computer networks, and the internet — placed before nouns such as 'attack', 'security', or 'threat' to show that something happens in or relates to the online world.

例句

The hospital hired a team to improve its cyber security after the data breach.

collocation: cyber security

Eli completed a course on cyber crime investigation and digital forensics.

同義詞
  • digital

    broader — covers any electronic data, not only internet-connected systems

  • online

    narrower — refers specifically to being connected to the internet, whereas cyber also covers offline networks

  • virtual

    focuses on simulated environments rather than security or criminal activity

反義詞
  • physical

    the real-world counterpart to cyber-based activities

文法句型

cyber + noun (e.g. cyber attack, cyber security)

用法筆記

Attributive only — always placed immediately before the noun it modifies. You say a cyber attack, not *the attack was cyber. Many common compounds (cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberbullying) are now often written as single words.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a cyber book.
✅I bought a digital e-book.
💡Cyber describes threats, security, and infrastructure, not ordinary digital content.
❌The attack was cyber.
✅It was a cyber attack.
💡Cyber as an adjective cannot follow a linking verb; it only appears before a noun.

cyber — noun