audio
audio — 形容詞
1. used for equipment, files, or signals that carry sound you can hear, rather than
音訊的
與錄音、播送等聲音有關
used for equipment, files, or signals that carry sound you can hear, rather than pictures or printed words
The teacher sent an audio file so sick students could hear the lesson.
老師傳了一個音訊檔，讓請病假的學生也能聽課。
audio file
We checked the audio settings before the school concert started.
學校音樂會開始前，我們先檢查了音訊設定。
audio settings
Only the audio signal survived when the storm cut the video link.
暴風雨切斷視訊連線時，只剩音訊訊號還在。
Nina bought audio guides for her parents at the museum desk.
Nina 在博物館櫃檯替父母買了語音導覽。
文法句型
audio file
audio signal
audio settings
audio guide
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as file, guide, cable, signal, or settings. Distinguish from the noun sense: an audio file uses the adjective, but play the audio uses the noun for the sound itself.
audio — 名詞
1. the sound in a recording, video, broadcast, or call, or a recording made only fo
音訊；聲音
影片、通話等可聽到的聲音部分
the sound in a recording, video, broadcast, or call, or a recording made only for listening
The audio was clear, but the picture froze during the interview.
音訊很清楚，但訪談進行中畫面卻卡住了。
audio contrasted with picture
Please turn the audio down while the baby is asleep.
寶寶在睡覺，請把聲音轉小一點。
turn the audio down
After class, Leo uploaded the audio to the course website.
下課後，Leo 把音訊上傳到課程網站。
The podcast offers free audio for every story in the app.
這個 podcast 為 app 裡的每篇故事都提供免費音訊。
On the call, Carla lost audio for nearly a minute.
通話時，Carla 有將近一分鐘都聽不到聲音。
- sound
broader and more everyday; it is not limited to technical or media contexts.
- soundtrack
more specific to the recorded sound, especially music, of a film, show, or game.
- recording
can mean the whole piece that was recorded, not only its sound layer.
- silence
the absence of sound.
文法句型
play the audio
turn the audio up/down
lose audio
upload audio
用法筆記
Usually uncountable when you mean the sound part in general, especially in calls, videos, and apps. Common with verbs like play, check, lose, upload, and turn up or down. Distinguish from soundtrack, which is more specific to film, games, or music releases.
常見錯誤
audio — 字首
1. added to a word to show that it has to do with hearing, spoken sound, or recorde
有聲；聽覺
作前綴，表與聲音或聽覺有關
added to a word to show that it has to do with hearing, spoken sound, or recorded sound
My aunt listens to audiobooks on the train instead of reading paperbacks.
我阿姨在火車上都聽有聲書，不看平裝書。
audio- + book -> audiobook
An audio-described version helped Omar follow the film at home.
有口述影像的版本讓 Omar 在家也能跟上這部電影。
audio-described for accessibility
Our class watched an audiovisual talk about whales in the Pacific.
我們班看了一場介紹太平洋鯨魚的視聽講座。
Grandpa still keeps old audiotapes in a box under the bed.
爺爺床底下的盒子裡還收著舊錄音帶。
- sound-
a plain-English equivalent in some compounds, though it is often less technical.
- visual-
points to sight rather than sound, as in visual effects.
文法句型
audio- + noun
audio- + adjective
audiobook
audiovisual
用法筆記
Most often appears inside fixed compounds rather than as a separate word. Distinguish from the adjective sense: audio equipment uses a separate adjective, but audiobook and audiovisual show this word-building prefix use.