remote-controlled

/rɪˌməʊt kənˈtrəʊld/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˌməʊt kənˈtrəʊld/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈmōt-kən-ˈtrōld/ (ame, mw)

remote-controlled — adjective

1. describes a vehicle, toy, or device whose movements or functions are directed fr

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a vehicle, toy, or device whose movements or functions are directed from a distance by a person using a hand-held transmitter, rather than by someone sitting inside it or touching it directly

例句

Vikram's remote-controlled car raced across the playground and crashed into a tree.

attributive: remote-controlled + noun (vehicle)

The drone is remote-controlled, so Selim can fly it from inside his house.

predicative: be + remote-controlled

同義詞
  • radio-controlled

    narrower — refers specifically to devices controlled via radio frequency signals, whereas remote-controlled can also use infrared, Bluetooth, or cable

  • unmanned

    focuses on the absence of a human crew aboard rather than the method of direction; an unmanned vehicle could be autonomous rather than remote-controlled

  • wireless

    broader — simply means no physical connection, not necessarily that the device is directed by a person from a distance

反義詞
  • manual

    operated by direct human touch or hand-powered mechanisms, not from a distance

  • manned

    having a human crew on board to operate the vehicle directly

文法句型

remote-controlled + noun

be + remote-controlled

用法筆記

Often used attributively before a noun (a remote-controlled car) but also functions predicatively after be (the car is remote-controlled). The compound is always hyphenated.

常見錯誤

❌The car is remote control.
✅The car is remote-controlled.
💡remote control (no hyphen) is a noun; remote-controlled (with hyphen) is an adjective.
❌I bought a remote control helicopter.
✅I bought a remote-controlled helicopter.
💡when used as a modifier before a noun, use the hyphenated adjective form.