landline

/ˈlændlaɪn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlændlaɪn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈland-ˌlīn/ (ame, mw)

landline — 名詞

  • landlinesingular
  • landlinesplural

1. a telephone that is physically linked to a network through wires inside a buildi

1.名詞B1
釋義

市內電話

透過實體線路連接的傳統電話

a telephone that is physically linked to a network through wires inside a building or on poles, rather than using wireless signals like a mobile phone does

例句

Mr. Akiyama keeps a landline in his kitchen because he does not like mobile phones.

秋山先生在家裡廚房保留了一臺市內電話，因為他不喜歡手機。

collocation: keep a landline

During the blackout, Sofia used her grandmother's landline to call the hospital.

停電期間，Sofia 用祖母的市內電話打給醫院。

同義詞
  • fixed-line phone

    more technical; used by telecommunication companies

  • corded phone

    focuses on the handset being physically attached to the base unit

反義詞
  • mobile phone

    a wireless portable phone that uses cellular networks

  • cell phone

    American English equivalent of mobile phone

用法筆記

This is the most common meaning. A landline is the phone system or the phone itself, not a portable handset. It is often contrasted with a 'mobile phone' or 'cell phone' when discussing calling methods.

常見錯誤

❌I'll send you a text on my landline.
✅I'll call you on my landline.
💡Traditional landline phones cannot send text messages.

2. a thick wire or bundle of wires buried underground that carries telephone signal

2.名詞B2
釋義

地下電纜

鋪設在地下傳輸電話訊號的線路

a thick wire or bundle of wires buried underground that carries telephone signals between buildings or exchanges

例句

The construction crew accidentally cut a landline cable while digging the road.

施工人員在挖路時不小心挖斷了一條市內電話的地下電纜。

collocation: cut a landline cable

Typhoon damage to the underground landline left the whole village without phone service.

颱風破壞了地下電纜，導致全村沒有電話服務。

同義詞

用法筆記

This sense refers specifically to the physical cable itself, not the phone or phone service. It appears more often in technical discussions about telecommunications infrastructure.