"cablegram" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 電纜電報

Definition

電纜電報是在電報電纜（通常是海底電纜）上發送的訊息，早期用於緊急通訊，在電話和網際網路出現之前尤為常見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「電纜電報」屬於歷史用語，現今很少使用，多見於書籍或通訊歷史介紹中。只指透過電纜傳送的電報，不包括無線電報。

Examples

He sent a cablegram to his family from Europe.

他從歐洲給家人發了一份**電纜電報**。

The cablegram arrived after midnight.

**電纜電報**在午夜後送到。

They received a cablegram with good news.

他們收到一封**電纜電報**，帶來了好消息。

Back then, sending a cablegram was the fastest way to reach someone overseas.

那時，發送**電纜電報**是聯絡海外最快的方法。

The museum displays an original cablegram from the early 1900s.

博物館展示了一份 20 世紀初的原始**電纜電報**。

Have you ever seen a cablegram? They're pretty rare nowadays.

你看過**電纜電報**嗎？現在已經很少見了。