media
media — 名詞
1. all the main channels that bring news, information, and entertainment to the pub
媒體
傳播資訊的大眾管道
all the main channels that bring news, information, and entertainment to the public — thought of as a single group. These include TV and radio broadcasts, printed newspapers and magazines, and online platforms.
The media often focus on stories about celebrities and public figures.
媒體經常關注名人和公眾人物的故事。
the media + plural verb (focus)
Social media has completely changed how people share and receive news.
社群媒體徹底改變了人們分享和接收新聞的方式。
Jabari works as a reporter for a major news media company.
Jabari 在一家大型新聞媒體公司擔任記者。
The international media gathered outside the courthouse to report on the trial.
國際媒體聚集在法院外報導審判過程。
Many people now get their news from digital media rather than printed newspapers.
現在許多人從數位媒體獲取新聞，而非傳統報紙。
- the press
narrower — traditionally refers to newspapers and journalists, but now often used interchangeably with 'media'
- news outlets
narrower — refers specifically to organizations that produce and distribute news content
- broadcast media
narrower — refers specifically to television and radio, not print or online
文法句型
the media + verb (singular or plural)
用法筆記
Often used with the definite article 'the' (the media). In modern English, 'media' can take either a singular verb (when viewed as a collective whole: 'The media is biased') or a plural verb (when viewed as individual outlets: 'The media are divided on the issue'). Both are widely accepted.
常見錯誤
2. digital content such as audio recordings, video clips, photographs, and other ty
數位媒體
電腦中儲存的影音圖檔
digital content such as audio recordings, video clips, photographs, and other types of file that are stored on a computer or shared online.
You can copy the media files from the camera to your laptop.
你可以把媒體檔案從相機複製到筆記型電腦。
media files — common computing collocation
This media player can handle almost any type of video format.
這台媒體播放器幾乎可以處理任何類型的影片格式。
Niran uploaded the media to the cloud so his team could access it.
Niran 把媒體上傳到雲端，讓他的團隊可以存取。
The program crashed when Sivan tried to open the media folder.
Sivan 試圖打開媒體資料夾時，程式就當掉了。
Make sure you have enough hard drive space for all your media.
請確認你的硬碟有足夠空間存放所有媒體。
- digital content
broader — includes text and documents alongside audio, video, and images
- multimedia
overlapping but more specific — refers to content that combines multiple formats (sound + video + text)
文法句型
media + noun (e.g. media file, media player)
用法筆記
In computing contexts, 'media' is used as an uncountable mass noun referring collectively to digital content files. It does not take an article when used generically ('We store media on the server').
3. the plural form of the noun 'medium', used when referring to more than one metho
複數形
medium 的複數形式
the plural form of the noun 'medium', used when referring to more than one method, material, or means of expressing or doing something.
Oil paints and watercolours are two different artistic media.
油畫顏料和水彩是兩種不同的藝術媒介。
artistic media — plural of artistic medium
The campaign used several media to reach different age groups.
那場活動使用了幾種媒介來接觸不同年齡層。
The researchers tested various growth media in the laboratory.
研究人員在實驗室測試了各種培養基。
Different communication media affect how well a message is understood.
不同的溝通媒介會影響訊息被理解的程度。
In art class, Lisa and Mateo experimented with mixed media.
在美術課上，Lisa 和 Mateo 嘗試了混合媒材。
文法句型
medium (singular) → media (plural)
用法筆記
Used as the standard plural of 'medium' across various fields including art (artistic media), science (growth media), and communication (communication media). Do not add an extra '-s' — 'medias' is non-standard.