television

/ˈtelɪvɪʒn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈtelɪvɪʒn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈte-lə-ˌvi-zhən especially British ˌte-lə-ˈvi-/ (ame, mw)

television — noun

1. a piece of home equipment that shows video and audio from broadcast signals on i

1.名詞A2
釋義

a piece of home equipment that shows video and audio from broadcast signals on its display, or the industry that creates programming and transmits it to viewers

例句

Eli bought a new television for his bedroom so he could watch films at night.

countable: a new television

Linh thinks that television keeps children indoors when they should be playing outside.

uncountable: television as a medium

同義詞
  • TV

    common abbreviation, used in all registers

  • telly

    informal British term

  • the box

    informal British term, slightly dated

用法筆記

Countable when referring to the physical set (a television / two televisions); uncountable when referring to the medium, industry, or programmes (television is / was).

常見錯誤

❌I watched an interesting television on Netflix.
✅I watched an interesting programme on Netflix.
💡Use 'programme' or 'show' for the content; 'television' by itself means the device or the medium.