passcode

IPA/ˈpɑːskəʊd/
IPA/ˈpæskəʊd/

passcode — noun

  • passcodesingular
  • passcodesplural

1. a secret code or screen pattern that you use to unlock a phone, app, door, or ot

1.名詞B1
釋義

a secret code or screen pattern that you use to unlock a phone, app, door, or other protected system

例句

Cyrus typed the six-digit passcode before handing me the phone.

collocation: type a passcode

Anna forgot the passcode and waited outside the office door.

used for secure door access

同義詞
  • password

    broader and often used for a word or phrase rather than a number code

  • PIN

    narrower and usually means a short number only

  • code

    a looser everyday word that can refer to many kinds of secret numbers

  • pattern

    specifically the shape you draw on some touch screens

文法句型

enter a passcode

set a passcode

passcode for [device/app/door]

用法筆記

Common for phones, tablets, secure doors, and apps, especially when the code is numbers or a screen pattern. Password is broader and often suggests a word or phrase rather than a keypad or touch-screen code.

常見錯誤

❌I wrote the passcode in the app.
✅I entered the passcode in the app.
💡English usually says enter, type, or key in a passcode.