add-on
add-on — 名詞
1. a hardware device or software program that you fit or install onto a computer sy
附加元件；擴充配備
安裝到電腦上以增加新功能的硬體或軟體
a hardware device or software program that you fit or install onto a computer system so it can do tasks it could not perform before — for example, a graphics card that allows video editing or a browser extension that blocks adverts.
Amara bought a graphics card add-on so she could edit videos on her old laptop.
Amara 買了一張顯示卡附加元件，讓她的舊筆電可以剪輯影片。
add-on for a specific purpose (editing videos)
Mei-Lin downloaded a browser add-on that blocks unwanted adverts automatically.
Mei-Lin 下載了一個瀏覽器附加元件，可以自動阻擋不想要的廣告。
The security add-on for the photo software costs an extra fifty dollars per year.
這套相片軟體的安全性附加元件每年需額外支付五十美元。
add-on + for + [software] + costs extra
Kwame installed a sound card add-on to improve the audio quality in his music studio.
Kwame 在他的音樂工作室安裝了一張音效卡擴充配備，以提升音訊品質。
This printer add-on lets you scan documents straight to your email inbox.
這台印表機的附加元件可以讓你將文件直接掃描到電子郵件信箱。
add-on that enables a function
- browser add-on
- hardware add-on
- software add-on
- install an add-on
- download an add-on
文法句型
add-on for [device/software]
[device] add-on
用法筆記
In computing, add-on is often used interchangeably with plugin or extension, though extension is more common for browser-based tools. Add-on is the broader term covering both hardware and software additions.
常見錯誤
2. an extra item, service, or condition that you choose to include in a larger arra
附加項目；額外方案
加入合約、方案或產品中的可選項目
an extra item, service, or condition that you choose to include in a larger arrangement such as an insurance policy, a travel package, a contract, or a product purchase — you usually pay more for it.
The insurance policy has an add-on that covers damage from flooding.
這份保單有一個附加項目，涵蓋水災造成的損失。
add-on + that covers [risk]
Deepa chose several add-ons for her new car, including a sunroof and heated seats.
Deepa 為她的新車選了好幾項額外方案，包括天窗和加熱座椅。
The building contract had an add-on for installing solar panels on the roof.
這份建築合約有一個附加項目，內容是在屋頂安裝太陽能板。
add-on for [specific purpose/installation]
Valeria added the movie-streaming add-on to her monthly phone plan.
Valeria 在她的每月手機方案中加購了電影串流附加服務。
Our tour package includes an add-on for guided visits to local art museums.
我們的旅遊套裝行程包含一個附加項目，可以參加當地美術館的導覽。
includes an add-on for [service]
- policy add-on
- insurance add-on
- add-on feature
- add-on package
- include an add-on
- supplement
more formal; often used for written documents or nutritional products
- rider
a specific type of add-on used in insurance and legal documents
- extra
more general and informal; can refer to anything additional
文法句型
add-on to [plan/system/contract]
add-on for [product]
用法筆記
Common in commercial contexts (insurance, telecoms, travel, automotive). The add-on is always optional — it is something you choose to add, not a required part of the base product or plan.
常見錯誤
add-on — 動詞
- add-onpresent simple I / you / we / they
- add-ons3rd person singular
- add-oning-ing form
- add-onedpast simple
add on
phrasal verbto increase a total bill, price, or written list by including an extra amount or item that was not part of the original total.
附加（費用）；追加（項目）
The restaurant added on a ten percent service charge for groups of eight or more people.
The airline added on a baggage fee when we checked in at the airport counter.
add on
phrasal verbto attach or include something extra to a building, structure, or arrangement so that it becomes more complete or useful.
增建；增添
The Watanabe family added on a sunroom to the back of their house last summer.
We decided to add on a visit to the national park during our road trip through Utah.
add-on — 形容詞
1. describes a part or component that is designed to be attached or connected to so
可附加的
可以加裝到其他物品上的
describes a part or component that is designed to be attached or connected to something larger — the part itself is the thing you add.
The camera body accepts several add-on lenses for wide-angle and close-up photography.
這台相機機身可搭配多種可附加鏡頭，用於廣角及近距離攝影。
add-on + noun describing the part that gets attached
These add-on speakers connect wirelessly to any music player with bluetooth.
這些可附加喇叭可以透過藍牙無線連接到任何音樂播放器。
The store sells add-on drawers that slide neatly under any standard desk.
這家店賣的是可附加抽屜，可以順暢地滑入任何標準書桌下方。
- add-on lens
- add-on battery
- add-on module
- add-on component
- optional
broader; implies choice but not necessarily that the item attaches to another product
- supplementary
more formal; describes something that completes or enhances something else
文法句型
add-on + noun (the part that gets added)
用法筆記
Used only before a noun (attributive position). You say an add-on lens, not *the lens is add-on. This sense focuses on the part being added, not on the system that receives it.
常見錯誤
2. describes a product or system that is built so that extra parts, sections, or fe
可擴充的
系統本身設計成可以日後追加配件或功能
describes a product or system that is built so that extra parts, sections, or features can be added to it later without replacing the original unit.
The shelving unit has an add-on design, with extra sections sold separately.
這組層架採用可擴充設計，額外的層板需另外購買。
add-on design — the system receives additions
This add-on furniture system lets you expand it room by room over time.
這套可擴充家具系統讓你可以隨著時間逐個房間擴建。
The security camera kit is an add-on system that supports up to eight extra cameras.
這套監視攝影機組是設計成可擴充的系統，最多可支援八台額外攝影機。
- add-on system
- add-on design
- add-on unit
- add-on kit
- modular
implies pre-designed connection points; modular pieces can be rearranged, while add-on implies one-way expansion
- expandable
more common for describing the capacity of a system to grow
- fixed
describes something that cannot accept additions or modifications
文法句型
add-on + noun (the system that receives additions)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here add-on describes the main system or container (the thing that gets added to), while sense 1 describes the part that is added. For example, an add-on shelving system (sense 2) accepts add-on shelves (sense 1).
常見錯誤
同根字
- add動詞A1
- addition名詞B1
- additional形容詞B1
- added形容詞B1
- additive名詞B2
- addable形容詞C1
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- add-on feature
- add-on cost
- add-on package
- add-on product
- add-on service
常用片語
- as an add-on
- with add-ons
- optional add-on
介系詞搭配
- add-on to
- add-on for