streaming

streaming — 名詞

1. a way of playing video and sound content from the internet as it arrives, so you

1.名詞B1
釋義

串流

透過網路即時傳輸影音資料的技術

a way of playing video and sound content from the internet as it arrives, so you can watch or listen right away without saving the material to your device

例句

Mauricio watched a coral reef documentary on his tablet through a streaming service during lunch.

Mauricio 在午餐時間用平板電腦透過串流服務看了一部珊瑚礁紀錄片。

collocation: streaming service

Golden Hour's live concert was available for streaming on their website the next day.

Golden Hour 的現場演唱會隔天就可以在他們的網站上串流收看。

grammar: available for streaming

同義詞
  • broadcasting

    broadcasting traditionally refers to TV/radio transmission over airwaves; streaming is specifically over the internet

  • webcasting

    less common; refers mainly to live events streamed online

反義詞
  • downloading

    downloading saves a file to your device before playback; streaming plays it in real time without saving

文法句型

for + -ing

streaming + noun (streaming service, streaming video)

用法筆記

Commonly appears before a noun as a modifier: streaming service, streaming platform, streaming video. The two-word form 'live streaming' refers specifically to broadcast of events as they happen.

常見錯誤

❌I watched the film by streaming service.
✅I watched the film on a streaming service.
💡use 'on' (not 'by') with 'streaming service'.
❌I did streaming of the new album.
✅I streamed the new album.
💡for a single action, the verb 'stream' is more natural than the noun 'streaming'.

2. a system in which school pupils are placed into different classes based on their

2.名詞B2
釋義

能力分組

依學生能力分班教學的制度

a system in which school pupils are placed into different classes based on their academic level, with each class taught at a pace that fits their needs

例句

Oakwood High introduced streaming for Year 7 maths, placing students into three ability groups after a test.

Oakwood 高中在七年級數學課實施能力分組，根據測驗結果將學生分為三個程度組別。

collocation: streaming for [subject]

Parents at Westfield Academy opposed streaming, saying lower-group students rarely get challenging assignments.

Westfield 學院的家長反對能力分組，認為低組別的學生很少拿到具挑戰性的作業。

collocation: oppose streaming

同義詞
  • tracking

    the common American English term for the same practice of ability grouping

  • setting

    used in British English to mean grouping by ability for a specific subject, not across all subjects

  • ability grouping

    a more general and neutral term for any form of grouping students by skill level

反義詞
  • mixed-ability teaching

    the opposite approach where students of different abilities are taught together in the same class

文法句型

streaming + of + noun

streaming + for + subject

用法筆記

More common in British English; in American English the term 'tracking' is used instead. The practice is also called 'ability grouping' or 'setting' (especially for individual subjects).

常見錯誤

❌The school does streaming in English classes.
✅The school uses streaming in English classes.
💡'use streaming' is more natural than 'do streaming' in this context.
❌Students are in different steams.
✅Students are in different streams.
💡careful not to misspell 'streams' when referring to ability groups.

streaming — 形容詞