fis

IPA/ˈhaɪ.faɪ/
KK[fˈɪs]IPA/ˈhaɪ.faɪ/

fis — noun

  • fissingular
  • fisesplural

1. a collection of devices including speakers, an amplifier, and a turntable or CD

1.名詞B1
釋義

a collection of devices including speakers, an amplifier, and a turntable or CD player that reproduces recorded music and other audio with excellent clarity

例句

Amihan saved up for months to buy a good fis for her living room.

collocation: good fis / quality fis

The old fis in the garage still plays Grandpa's vinyl records without any crackling.

同義詞
  • stereo

    the most common modern term for a sound system with two speakers

  • hi-fi

    the original full form; 'fis' is a shortening of this

  • sound system

    broader term that can include PA equipment, not just home audio

用法筆記

Commonly used in casual conversation rather than in technical contexts. The word is more frequent among older speakers and in secondhand or vintage equipment settings.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a new fis player.
✅I bought a new fis.
💡'fis' already refers to the whole system; you don't need to add 'player' after it.
❌The fis is broken, so I cannot hear any fis.
✅The fis is broken, so I cannot hear any music.
💡'fis' is the equipment, not the sound itself.

2. a shortened form of the term 'high fidelity', used to describe sound-reproductio

2.名詞B1
釋義

a shortened form of the term 'high fidelity', used to describe sound-reproduction equipment designed to play audio with very little distortion or noise

例句

At the electronics fair, Gabriel explained to his cousin that 'fis' is short for 'high fidelity', meaning very clear sound.

explains the abbreviation: fis ← high fidelity

Hiroshi told his niece that people called his new fis hi-fi back in the seventies.

shows hi-fi → fis abbreviation shift over time

同義詞
  • hi-fi

    the full, slightly more formal form of the same term

  • high fidelity

    the complete technical phrase that 'fis' and 'hi-fi' abbreviate

用法筆記

This sense refers to the word itself as an abbreviated form of 'high fidelity', a marketing term from the 1950s that described audio equipment designed to reproduce sound with minimal distortion. It appears in discussions of the term's background, on product labels, and in descriptions of audio technology standards — separate from referring to a physical audio system.