
telegraph基本信息
读法:英 ["telɪgrɑːf] 美 ["tɛlɪɡræf]
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英英释义
Noun:
中英词源
telegraph 电报
tele-,远的,-graph,写。引申词义电报。
- telegraph (n.)
- 1794, "semaphor apparatus" (hence the Telegraph Hill in many cities), literally "that which writes at a distance," from French télégraphe, from télé- "far" (from Greek tele-; see tele-) + -graphe (see -graphy). The signaling device had been invented in France in 1791 by the brothers Chappe, who had called it tachygraphe, literally "that which writes fast," but the better name was suggested to them by French diplomat Comte André-François Miot de Mélito (1762-1841). First applied 1797 to an experimental electric telegraph (designed by Dr. Don Francisco Salva at Barcelona); the practical version was developed 1830s by U.S. inventor Samuel F.B. Morse (1791-1872). Meaning "telegraphic message" is from 1821. Related: Telegraphy.
- telegraph (v.)
- 1805, from telegraph (n.). Figurative meaning "to signal one"s intentions" is first attested 1925, originally in boxing. Related: Telegraphed; telegraphing.
词态变化
复数 telegraphs;
第三人称单数 telegraphs;
过去式 telegraphed;
过去分词 telegraphed;
现在分词 telegraphing;
权威造句
- 1. The Telegraph puts the union in a historical perspective.
- 《电讯报》从历史的角度对该工会进行了报道。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I ghosted his weekly rugby column for the Telegraph.
- 我为他代写《电讯报》每周的橄榄球专栏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Mather was film critic on the Daily Telegraph for many years.
- 马瑟多年来一直担任《每日电讯报》的影评人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Developments in South Africa receive extensive coverage in The Sunday Telegraph.
- 《星期日电讯报》全面报道了南非的发展。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. He did not bother to punctuate the telegraph message.
- 他没有费心在电文中加标点.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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单词分析
这些名词都有“电报”之意。cable通常指通过海底电缆打的电报,也可指广义的电报。
telegram常用词,指通过电报系统发出的信息,尤指具体的一份份电报。
telegraph侧重指通信方式和电报业各,不可数名词,表想象概念。
记忆方法
1、tele- "far" + graph-.
2、字面含义为:that which writes at a distance.
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