self-checkout
self-checkout — 名詞
1. a machine or area in a store where shoppers scan the barcodes of their items and
自助結帳
顧客自行掃描商品並付款的系統
a machine or area in a store where shoppers scan the barcodes of their items and pay using a card or phone, without needing a cashier
Minh scanned his apples at the self-checkout and paid with his phone.
Minh 在自助結帳機掃描蘋果，然後用手機付款。
headword as location with 'scan' and 'pay'
The self-checkout at the supermarket on Elm Street was out of receipt paper.
Elm 街那家超市的自助結帳機感熱紙用完了。
headword as subject of state description
When the self-checkout beeped an error, Salma waited for a staff member to help.
自助結帳機發出錯誤警示時，Salma 等候店員前來協助。
Ishaan uses the self-checkout every Saturday morning to avoid long queues.
Ishaan 每週六早上都使用自助結帳，避開長長的人龍。
The self-checkout asked Lauren to put her shopping bags in the bagging area.
自助結帳機要求 Lauren 將購物袋放到秤重區。
- self-service checkout
more descriptive and formal; common in official store signs
- self-scan checkout
used mainly in British English; emphasises the scan part of the process
- automated checkout
focuses on the lack of human staff; can also refer to older vending-style systems
- staffed checkout
a checkout lane with a cashier serving customers
- manned checkout
same meaning as staffed checkout; more common in British English
用法筆記
Can be used as either a countable noun ('a self-checkout', 'the self-checkout') referring to a specific machine, or as an uncountable noun referring to the system in general ('pay at self-checkout').