walkman
walkman — 名詞
1. a small portable audio player that plays music from cassette tapes, worn with li
隨身聽
Sony 出產的可攜式卡帶播放機
a small portable audio player that plays music from cassette tapes, worn with lightweight headphones and carried in your hand or pocket — originally a trademarked product of Sony
Yuna pressed play on her old Walkman to see if it still worked.
Yuna 按下舊 Walkman 的播放鍵，看看還能不能用。
countable noun: a Walkman / the Walkman / her old Walkman
Before smartphones, teenagers would carry a Walkman and listen to music on the school bus.
在智慧型手機出現之前，青少年會隨身帶著 Walkman，在校車上聽音樂。
A Walkman uses cassette tapes instead of digital files to store songs.
Walkman 使用卡式錄音帶而非數位檔案來儲存歌曲。
Apinya's father told her he saved up for months to buy his first Walkman in 1985.
Apinya 的父親告訴她，他省了好幾個月的零用錢，才在一九八五年買了第一台 Walkman。
- personal stereo
the generic term for any portable cassette player, not tied to a brand
- cassette player
broader term that includes larger non-portable devices
- portable audio player
modern equivalent term that covers digital devices as well
用法筆記
Although Walkman is a Sony trademark, it is commonly used as a generic term for any portable cassette player, similar to how 'Hoover' is used for vacuum cleaners. In Taiwan, 隨身聽 (suíshēntīng) is the general term for portable music players, while 'Walkman' specifically refers to the Sony-branded cassette player.