voip

voip — 名詞

1. a way of making telephone calls by sending speech as digital data over the inter

1.名詞B2
釋義

網路電話

透過網路傳送語音的通話技術

a way of making telephone calls by sending speech as digital data over the internet, instead of using a traditional telephone network

例句

Camille calls her family in France using VoIP; it is cheaper than a regular line.

Camille 用 VoIP 打電話給她在法國的家人，因為比一般線路便宜。

uncountable noun as direct object

The company switched to VoIP last year, so employees can take calls from home.

公司去年換成了 VoIP，所以員工在家也能接聽電話。

noun modifier pattern: VoIP + noun (system)

同義詞
  • internet telephony

    more formal and technical; often used in business or academic contexts

  • IP telephony

    a technical synonym that emphasises the Internet Protocol aspect

用法筆記

VoIP is uncountable, so it does not take an article ('a VoIP') or a plural form. Frequently used as a modifier: a VoIP call, a VoIP provider.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a VoIP for my office.
✅I switched to VoIP for my office.
💡VoIP is uncountable and does not take an article.
❌The VOIP connection is unstable.
✅The VoIP connection is unstable.
💡The standard spelling uses a capital V followed by lowercase oIP.

2. the complete name that the abbreviation VoIP represents, describing how voice da

2.名詞B2
釋義

全稱

VoIP 的完整名稱

the complete name that the abbreviation VoIP represents, describing how voice data is transmitted through internet technology instead of over traditional phone circuits

例句

The technician explained that VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol.

工程師解釋說，VoIP 的全稱是 Voice over Internet Protocol。

pattern: stands for + expansion

On the job application, Owen wrote he had experience with VoIP — Voice over Internet Protocol.

Owen 在求職申請表上寫到他曾使用過 VoIP——即 Voice over Internet Protocol。

用法筆記

This sense is only used when explaining or defining what the letters in VoIP mean — not for describing how the technology works.