area code

IPA/ˈeəriə kəʊd/
IPA/ˈeriə kəʊd/

area code — 名詞

1. a group of numbers that you dial before a local telephone number when you are ca

1.名詞A2
釋義

區碼

撥長途電話前先撥的號碼

a group of numbers that you dial before a local telephone number when you are calling someone in a different city, region, or country zone

例句

Andrei learned the new area code to call his family after the move.

Andrei 學會了新的區碼，以便搬家後打電話回家。

learn + the + local + area code

A caller from Vancouver asked the receptionist for the area code before dialing the hotel.

一位從溫哥華打來的民眾向櫃檯人員詢問區碼，然後才撥飯店電話。

ask for + the + area code

常見搭配
  • local area code
  • different area code
  • dial the area code
  • enter the area code
  • know the area code
同義詞
  • dialling code

    British English term for the same concept; e.g., 'the London dialling code is 020'

  • STD code

    British English term (Subscriber Trunk Dialling); more formal and older-sounding than 'area code'

文法句型

the + area code

area code + of + place

dial + the + area code

area code + number

用法筆記

Common in contexts where callers need to dial a different telephone prefix for long-distance or out-of-town calls. The specific digits vary by country — Taiwan uses two-digit area codes (e.g., 02 for Taipei), while the US and Canada use three-digit codes.

常見錯誤

I dialed the zip code first.
I dialed the area code first.
'zip code' is for postal mail; 'area code' is for telephone calls.

2. a three-digit number that identifies a specific geographic region within a telep

2.名詞B1
釋義

區域碼

北美電話系統的地區識別碼

a three-digit number that identifies a specific geographic region within a telephone network, used primarily in the United States and Canada to route calls to the correct destination

例句

Each major US city has its own three-digit area code for routing telephone calls.

美國的每個主要城市都有自己的三位數區域碼，用來轉接電話。

three-digit + area code

When the population grew, the telephone company split the area code into two service regions.

隨著人口成長，這家電話公司把原有的區域碼拆分成兩個服務區。

split + the + area code

常見搭配
  • three-digit area code
  • split an area code
  • overlay area code
  • assign an area code
同義詞
  • dialing code

    Used in British and Australian English for the same technical concept

  • numbering plan area

    The official technical term used by telecom regulators; far more formal than 'area code'

文法句型

[number]-digit + area code

area code + serves + [region]

split + the + area code

用法筆記

More technical in tone than sense 1. This sense focuses on the telephone infrastructure system rather than the caller's action of dialing. Subject is frequently an institution (telephone company, telecom authority, numbering plan administrator).

常見錯誤

My area code is 310-555-1234.
My phone number is 310-555-1234; the area code is 310.
the area code is only the first three digits (in North America), not the full number.

同根字

  • code
    名詞A2
  • postal code
    名詞B1
  • dialing code
    名詞B1
  • country code
    名詞B1
  • zip code
    名詞B1

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • telephone area code
  • local area code
  • original area code
  • new area code

常用片語

  • dial the area code
  • enter the area code
  • know the area code
  • change the area code
  • area code map

介系詞搭配

  • in [area code]
  • with area code [number]
  • for [area code]