telecom
telecom — 名詞
1. the technology, systems, and services for sending voice, data, images, and messa
電信
長距離通訊技術與系統的總稱
the technology, systems, and services for sending voice, data, images, and messages across long distances, especially through telephone networks, the internet, or satellites.
Imani works in the telecom industry, helping to improve mobile network coverage in rural East Africa.
Imani 在電信業工作，協助改善東非鄉村地區的行動網路覆蓋。
telecom + noun collocation
The government invested billions in telecom infrastructure to connect remote mountain villages.
政府投入數十億資金建設電信基礎設施，以連結偏遠山村。
telecom infrastructure
Advances in telecom now allow people to make video calls from almost anywhere on the planet.
電信技術的進步使人們幾乎能在地球上任何地方進行視訊通話。
Mateo studied telecom engineering because he wanted to design satellite communication systems.
Mateo 攻讀電信工程，因為他想設計衛星通訊系統。
A breakdown in telecom services left the entire region without phone or internet for two days.
電信服務中斷導致整個地區長達兩天沒有電話與網路。
- telecommunications
the full, more formal form of the same word; 'telecom' is an abbreviation
- communications
broader in meaning, can include non-electronic methods
文法句型
the telecom [noun]
telecom + noun
用法筆記
This sense is always uncountable and refers to the field or technology as a whole, never to a specific business. Frequently used as a modifier before nouns (telecom company, telecom equipment, telecom network).
常見錯誤
2. a company that provides telephone, internet, television, or other communication
電信業者
提供通訊服務的公司
a company that provides telephone, internet, television, or other communication services to customers.
Three major telecoms compete for customers in this city, each offering different data plans.
這個城市有三家主要電信業者在競爭客戶，各自提供不同的數據方案。
plural: [number] + telecoms
Hao switched to a different telecom after his old provider raised the monthly fee without notice.
Hao 在原本的電信業者無預警調漲月費後，轉到另一家。
The local telecom sent a technician to repair the damaged fibre-optic cable outside Lakshmi's apartment.
當地的電信業者派了一名技術人員到 Lakshmi 的公寓外修理受損的光纖電纜。
Valentina compared prices from several telecoms before choosing the most affordable package for her family.
Valentina 比較了好幾家電信業者的價格，才為家人挑選了最划算的方案。
Our telecom announced a new 5G service that promises faster download speeds than the previous network.
我們這家電信業者推出了一項新的 5G 服務，號稱下載速度比之前的網路更快。
- telecommunications company
the full form; more formal and less common in everyday speech
- carrier
industry term, often used for companies that operate network infrastructure
文法句型
a telecom
the telecom + verb
[number] telecoms
用法筆記
Commonly used in its plural form 'telecoms' when referring to the industry as a collection of companies ('the telecoms sector'). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 2 refers to an individual organisation and can take a/an, while sense 1 cannot.