"telegram" in Chinese (Traditional)
電報
Definition
telegram 指一種透過電報系統快速遠距離傳送、再以書面形式遞送的訊息,尤其常見於電話和電子郵件普及之前。現在這個詞主要用於歷史語境。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常是可數名詞,如 'a telegram'、'send a telegram'。這個詞帶有明顯的年代感,常讓人想到過去的世紀、戰爭消息、緊急家庭通知或正式公告。不要和現代通訊應用程式 'Telegram' 混淆。
Examples
He sent a telegram to his family.
他給家人發了一封**電報**。
The telegram arrived this morning.
這封**電報**今天早上到了。
She read the telegram twice.
她把這封**電報**讀了兩遍。
Back then, a telegram was often the fastest way to deliver urgent news.
那時候,**電報**通常是傳遞緊急消息最快的方式。
In old movies, someone always shows up at the door with a telegram.
在老電影裡,總會有人拿著一封**電報**來到門口。
I thought it was some kind of formal letter, but it turned out to be a telegram.
我還以為那是某種正式信件,結果卻是一封**電報**。