e-mail

e-mail — noun

1. a way of sending written messages from one computer to another using the interne

1.名詞A1
釋義

a way of sending written messages from one computer to another using the internet

例句

Lan checks her e-mail every morning before she starts work.

collocation: check (one's) e-mail

The company's internal e-mail system went down during the storm.

collocation: e-mail system

同義詞
  • electronic mail

    the full, more formal name for the system

  • snail mail

    humorous informal term for physical postal mail, used in contrast to e-mail

反義詞
  • snail mail

    informal; traditional postal mail sent through the post office

文法句型

e-mail as an uncountable system

用法筆記

Uncountable in this sense — you cannot say 'an e-mail' when referring to the system itself. Use 'e-mail system' or 'e-mail service' for clarity.

常見錯誤

❌I have too many e-mails in my inbox.
✅I have too much e-mail in my inbox.
💡When referring to messages in general (the system sense), 'e-mail' is uncountable.

2. a single written message sent from one person to another through an electronic m

2.名詞A1
釋義

a single written message sent from one person to another through an electronic mail system

例句

Andrei sent his mother a long e-mail about his trip to Japan.

collocation: send someone an e-mail

Iris forwarded the e-mail she received from head office to the whole team.

collocation: forward an e-mail

同義詞
  • message

    a broader term that can refer to any form of communication

  • memo

    a short written message, usually within an organisation

文法句型

an e-mail

e-mails (plural)

e-mail as uncountable for messages in general

用法筆記

Countable when referring to a single message (an e-mail, two e-mails). Uncountable when referring to messages in a general, undefined quantity (I receive too much e-mail).

常見錯誤

❌I sent you a mail yesterday.
✅I sent you an e-mail yesterday.
💡In the context of computer messages, use 'e-mail,' not just 'mail,' which refers to traditional postal mail.

e-mail — verb