hotspot
/ˈhɒtspɒt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːtspɑːt/ (ame, ipa)
hotspot — 名詞
- hotspotsingular
- hotspotsplural
1. a public spot, such as a café or airport lounge, where you can join a wi-fi netw
無線熱點
公共場所提供的無線網路連線點
a public spot, such as a café or airport lounge, where you can join a wi-fi network to use the internet on your phone or laptop.
The café near Shirin's office offers a free hotspot for customers.
Shirin 辦公室附近的咖啡廳提供免費的 Wi-Fi 熱點給顧客使用。
noun usage: a free hotspot
Ezra opened his laptop and looked for an airport hotspot to send the report.
Ezra 打開筆電,尋找機場的 Wi-Fi 熱點以便寄出報告。
Most public libraries in Taipei now provide hotspots that any visitor can use.
台北大部分的公共圖書館現在都有提供任何訪客都能連線的 Wi-Fi 熱點。
Stefan warned the tour group that the night bus has no hotspot at all.
Stefan 提醒旅行團,這班夜班巴士上完全沒有無線熱點。
Heloísa joined the hotel hotspot to video-call her family back in Lisbon.
Heloísa 連上飯店的 Wi-Fi 熱點,跟里斯本的家人視訊。
- wi-fi spot
informal everyday phrase, same meaning
- wireless access point
more technical, used in IT contexts
文法句型
a hotspot in/at [place]
connect to a hotspot
用法筆記
Subject is usually a venue (café, hotel, airport, library). Distinguish from sense 2, which is a portable piece of hardware that a person carries.
常見錯誤
2. a small device, or a phone feature, that shares mobile-data internet with nearby
行動熱點
用手機或小裝置分享行動網路給其他設備
a small device, or a phone feature, that shares mobile-data internet with nearby computers and tablets through wi-fi.
Adina switched on her mobile hotspot so her brother could finish his homework.
Adina 打開手機的行動熱點,讓弟弟可以把功課寫完。
compound: mobile hotspot
Hiro packs a small hotspot for every work trip, in case the hotel wi-fi fails.
Hiro 每次出差都會帶一個小型行動熱點,以防飯店 Wi-Fi 不通。
Inês used her phone as a hotspot so the whole study group could log in.
Inês 用她的手機當行動熱點,讓整個讀書會的人都能上線。
The film crew used a portable hotspot to upload daily footage from the mountain set.
拍片團隊用攜帶型行動熱點,每天從山上場景傳送當日素材。
Lisa forgot to charge the hotspot, so the team had no internet all afternoon.
Lisa 忘了幫行動熱點充電,整個下午團隊都沒網路可用。
- mi-fi
informal term for a portable wi-fi device
- tethering device
more technical, emphasises the sharing function
文法句型
use [someone]'s phone as a hotspot
set up a mobile hotspot
用法筆記
Subject is usually a phone, a small hardware box, or a person doing the sharing. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is a piece of hardware you own and carry; sense 1 is a service installed at a venue.
常見錯誤
3. a place that lots of people visit because it has a lively scene, such as music,
熱門景點
人潮聚集、氣氛熱鬧的活動或休閒地點
a place that lots of people visit because it has a lively scene, such as music, nightlife, food, or shopping.
The night market behind the temple has become a hotspot for street food lovers.
廟後的夜市已經變成街頭小吃愛好者的熱門景點。
a hotspot for [group]
Élise wrote a guidebook listing every hotspot in Lyon worth a Friday-night visit.
Élise 寫了一本指南,列出里昂每個值得週五晚上去的熱門景點。
Brooklyn became a music hotspot in the years after the warehouse-loft scene started.
Brooklyn 在倉庫公寓場景興起後,成為音樂熱門景點。
Tourists travel for hours to reach the diving hotspot off the south coast of Okinawa.
觀光客花好幾個小時,前往沖繩南岸外海的潛水熱門景點。
Once the celebrity chef opened her restaurant, the quiet alley turned into a hotspot overnight.
那位名廚一開店,原本安靜的小巷一夜之間變成熱門景點。
- in place
very informal; suggests current fashion
- destination
neutral; emphasises that people travel there on purpose
- backwater
informal; a sleepy place nobody visits
文法句型
a hotspot for [activity]
[place] is a hotspot
用法筆記
Often followed by `for + activity or group` (a hotspot for foodies, a hotspot for surfers). Distinguish from sense 4, which carries danger; this sense carries excitement and popularity.
常見錯誤
4. an area where fighting, political unrest, or other serious trouble is happening
衝突熱區
戰事或政治動盪隨時可能爆發的地區
an area where fighting, political unrest, or other serious trouble is happening or could break out at any moment.
Aid workers refuse to enter the hotspot near the border without an armed escort.
救援人員不肯沒有武裝護送就進入邊境附近的衝突熱區。
Niran writes news reports from political hotspots across South-East Asia.
Niran 從東南亞各地的政治衝突熱區發回新聞報導。
plural: political hotspots
Ishaan reported from one of the world's oldest hotspots, where rival armies still trade gunfire.
Ishaan 從全球歷史最久的衝突熱區之一發回報導,當地雙方軍隊至今仍互相開火。
The mountain pass became a military hotspot during the long civil war.
那座山口在漫長的內戰期間,成為軍事衝突熱區。
Devika studied conflict hotspots at university before joining the United Nations.
Devika 在大學主修衝突熱區研究,畢業後就加入聯合國工作。
- trouble spot
near-synonym, slightly more general
- flashpoint
stresses that violence could erupt at any moment
- safe zone
a protected area free of fighting
文法句型
a hotspot of [conflict/tension]
political/military hotspot
用法筆記
Common in news writing. Often modified by `political`, `military`, `conflict`, or `trouble`. Distinguish from sense 3 (which is positive — popularity); this sense always carries threat or instability.
常見錯誤
5. an area where a particular activity, illness, or natural feature is found in muc
聚集區
某種現象或活動密度遠高於周圍的地區
an area where a particular activity, illness, or natural feature is found in much larger amounts than in nearby places.
The forest reserve in Borneo is a biodiversity hotspot with hundreds of rare species.
婆羅洲的森林保護區是物種多樣性的聚集區,棲息著數百種稀有生物。
compound: biodiversity hotspot
Health officials monitored the city block as a hotspot for the new flu outbreak.
衛生官員把那條街區列為新型流感爆發的聚集區,密切監測。
a hotspot for [illness]
Nala mapped crime hotspots in the district so the police could plan night patrols.
Nala 繪製出該區的犯罪聚集區地圖,方便警方安排夜間巡邏。
Coastal hotspots of plastic pollution show where the rivers dump waste into the sea.
海岸的塑膠汙染聚集區顯示出河流把廢棄物傾倒入海的地點。
Across the region, malaria hotspots cluster around the slow-moving water of the rice paddies.
整個地區的瘧疾聚集區,都圍繞在稻田裡那種流速緩慢的水域附近。
文法句型
a hotspot for/of [phenomenon]
biodiversity/disease/crime hotspot
用法筆記
Common in scientific, public-health, and policing language. The modifier in front (biodiversity, crime, malaria, pollution) names what is concentrated. Distinguish from sense 4: that sense is specifically about armed conflict, while this sense covers any concentrated phenomenon — good or bad.
6. a small area that is far hotter or more radioactive than the surroundings, such
高溫點
溫度遠高於周圍的小範圍地帶或表面點
a small area that is far hotter or more radioactive than the surroundings, such as a volcano's active spot or after-fire embers.
Firefighters returned at dawn to find a hotspot still smoking in the burnt pine grove.
消防隊員天亮時回到現場,發現燒過的松林裡還有高溫點在冒煙。
still smoking
Christopher used a thermal camera to find hotspots along the failing engine block.
Christopher 用熱顯像儀,在故障的引擎本體上找出多個高溫點。
plural: find hotspots
Hawaii sits above a volcanic hotspot that pushes magma upward over millions of years.
夏威夷座落在一個火山高溫點上方,那裡數百萬年來不斷把岩漿往上推。
The reactor team mapped every radiation hotspot inside the sealed containment hall.
反應爐團隊把封閉圍阻體大廳內每一個輻射高溫點都標示出來。
Ryo's drone flagged a hotspot near the old fire line, where embers still glowed faintly.
Ryo 的無人機在舊火線附近發現一個高溫點,落葉底下還有餘燼在發光。
- thermal anomaly
technical; preferred in scientific reports
- ember zone
firefighting term for after-fire smoldering patches
- cold spot
an area that is unusually cool compared to its surroundings
文法句型
a hotspot of [heat/radiation/volcanic activity]
用法筆記
Common in geology (volcanic plumes), firefighting (after-fire embers), and engineering (overheating parts). Often paired with `volcanic`, `radiation`, `thermal`, or `smoldering`. Distinguish from sense 5: this sense is about temperature; sense 5 is about concentration of a non-thermal phenomenon.