"cablegram" in Chinese (Simplified)
电缆电报
Definition
电缆电报是在电报电缆(通常是海底电缆)上发送的信息,早期用于紧急通信,在电话和互联网出现之前尤为常见。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
“电缆电报”是历史性用语,现代已极少使用,常见于旧书或通信发展介绍中。仅指通过电缆发送的短信,不包括无线电报。
Examples
He sent a cablegram to his family from Europe.
他从欧洲给家人发了一份**电缆电报**。
The cablegram arrived after midnight.
**电缆电报**在午夜后送到。
They received a cablegram with good news.
他们收到一封**电缆电报**,带来了好消息。
Back then, sending a cablegram was the fastest way to reach someone overseas.
那时,发送**电缆电报**是联系海外最快的办法。
The museum displays an original cablegram from the early 1900s.
博物馆展示了一份 20 世纪初的原始**电缆电报**。
Have you ever seen a cablegram? They're pretty rare nowadays.
你见过**电缆电报**吗?现在已经很少见了。