adsl
adsl — 名詞
1. a type of broadband internet that travels through ordinary telephone wires, deli
非對稱寬頻
利用電話線傳輸的高速網路技術
a type of broadband internet that travels through ordinary telephone wires, delivering fast download speeds while leaving the phone line free for calls
Bilal noticed his ADSL connection was far quicker than the old dial-up service.
Bilal 發現他的 ADSL 連線比舊的撥接服務快得多。
collocation: ADSL connection
The small office in Porto finally had ADSL installed after a two-month wait.
波爾圖那間小辦公室等了兩個月，終於裝好了 ADSL。
passive pattern: had ADSL installed
Ryan's ADSL modem needed a separate filter on every phone socket in the house.
Ryan 的 ADSL 數據機需要在家裡每個電話插座上裝一個分離器。
Kofi compared ADSL prices from three providers before choosing the cheapest package.
Kofi 比較了三家業者的 ADSL 價格，才選了最便宜的方案。
Without a working phone line, you cannot get ADSL broadband at all.
沒有可用的電話線，就完全無法申裝非對稱寬頻。
- dial-up
an older, much slower technology that ties up the phone line completely
- fibre broadband
a newer, faster technology that uses glass cables instead of copper phone wires
用法筆記
ADSL is being replaced by fibre-optic broadband in many urban areas, but it remains common in places where fibre cables have not yet been laid.
adsl — 縮寫
1. an abbreviation formed from the first letters of Asymmetric, Digital, Subscriber
縮寫全稱
非對稱數位用戶線路的英文縮寫
an abbreviation formed from the first letters of Asymmetric, Digital, Subscriber, and Line — a way of sending internet data through ordinary copper phone wires at high speed
João read the leaflet and discovered what the four letters in ADSL actually mean.
João 讀了說明書，才知道 ADSL 這四個字母究竟代表什麼意思。
pattern: what [abbreviation] means
The IT trainer wrote ADSL on the board and asked what it stood for.
IT 講師在白板上寫下 ADSL，問團隊這代表什麼。
Hyun memorised the full form of ADSL for her networking exam next week.
Hyun 為了下週的網路考試，背下了 ADSL 的全稱。
The engineer explained that ADSL is short for a rather long technical name.
工程師解釋說 ADSL 是一個很長的技術名詞的縮寫。
用法筆記
ADSL is an initialism: each letter is spoken separately (A-D-S-L), not read as a single word.