directv

directv — noun

1. a large American company that provides television programmes to homes through a

1.名詞B1
釋義

a large American company that provides television programmes to homes through a satellite signal. People pay a monthly fee to receive dozens or hundreds of channels. The service is used mainly in the United States and Latin America.

例句

Wei switched from cable to DirecTV because the picture quality was better.

switched from [cable] to DirecTV — changing provider

The family subscribed to DirecTV so they could watch football games from other states.

subscribed to DirecTV — paying for the service

用法筆記

DirecTV is a brand name and is usually written with a capital D and TV. It is often used as an uncountable noun (without 'a' or 'the') when talking about the service in general: 'We watch DirecTV.' When referring to the company, 'the' is sometimes used: 'He works for DirecTV.'

常見錯誤

❌I watched a DirecTV last night.
✅I watched DirecTV last night.
💡DirecTV is uncountable when referring to the service.