telecommunications

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telecommunications — 名詞

1. The process of exchanging information across long distances using electronic sig

1.名詞B2
釋義

遠距通訊

利用電子訊號進行遠距離訊息交換的過程

The process of exchanging information across long distances using electronic signals — for example, a phone call between two countries or a live television broadcast.

例句

Dewi used satellite telecommunications to reach her grandmother in rural Java.

Dewi 透過衛星遠距通訊聯絡她在爪哇鄉下的祖母。

The storm knocked out all telecommunications across the southern half of the island.

暴風雨中斷了島嶼南半部所有的遠距通訊。

telecommunications + knocked out (service disruption collocation)

同義詞
  • communication

    broader term; includes face-to-face talk and non-electronic methods

  • broadcasting

    one-way only — transmitting to an audience without receiving back

  • telephony

    narrower; covers only voice communication over phone networks

反義詞

文法句型

telecommunications + singular verb

in telecommunications

用法筆記

Despite its plural ending, 'telecommunications' almost always takes a singular verb (like 'mathematics' or 'news').

常見錯誤

❌The telecommunications are still down after the quake.
✅The telecommunications is still down after the quake.
💡despite the -s ending, 'telecommunications' takes a singular verb.
❌She works in telecommunication.
✅She works in telecommunications.
💡the standard modern form includes the -s.

2. The field of technology and the network of equipment — cables, satellites, tower

2.名詞B2
釋義

通訊技術

實現遠距電子通訊的科技領域與系統設備

The field of technology and the network of equipment — cables, satellites, towers, and software — that make long-distance electronic communication possible.

例句

Jabari earned a degree in telecommunications and now builds high-speed internet networks.

Jabari 取得通訊技術學位，現在建造高速網際網路。

The government invested heavily in telecommunications infrastructure after the earthquake.

地震後，政府大量投資通訊基礎設施。

telecommunications infrastructure (common compound)

同義詞

文法句型

telecommunications + noun

in telecommunications

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (REMOTE MESSAGING): this sense refers to the technology industry and its physical systems, not the act of communicating itself.