nfc
nfc — 縮寫
1. a way for two electronic devices to share small amounts of data when they are he
近場通訊
兩台裝置近距離感應傳資料的技術
a way for two electronic devices to share small amounts of data when they are held within a few centimetres of each other, used most often for tap-to-pay purchases and quick phone-to-phone sharing.
Élise paid for her coffee by tapping her phone on the NFC reader at the counter.
Élise 把手機輕觸櫃台上的 NFC 感應器付了咖啡錢。
collocation: NFC reader — the device that accepts a tap-to-pay phone
Tunde turned on NFC in the phone settings before adding his new bank card.
Tunde 在手機設定裡開啟 NFC，才綁定新的銀行卡。
pattern: turn on NFC (in settings) before using tap-to-pay
The museum tickets work through NFC, so Megan just held her phone near the gate.
博物館門票走的是 NFC，所以 Megan 只要把手機靠近閘門就行了。
highlights: work through NFC — describes the underlying technology
Daichi shared a contact card with Layla by touching the backs of their two phones together using NFC.
Daichi 把兩支手機背對背相觸，透過 NFC 把聯絡人資料分享給 Layla。
pattern: share X using NFC — phone-to-phone transfer
Ari's old flip phone does not support NFC, so he still pays for the bus in coins.
Ari 的舊款摺疊手機不支援 NFC，所以他搭公車還是用硬幣付錢。
collocation: support NFC — describes whether a device has the feature
- NFC reader
- NFC chip
- NFC tag
- turn on NFC
- support NFC
- via NFC
- use NFC
- contactless
an everyday adjective for the same kind of touch-free payment or transfer; broader than NFC, which is the specific technology
- tap-to-pay
a common phrase for the most popular use of NFC at shops, not the technology itself
文法句型
use NFC to + verb
NFC + noun (chip, reader, tag)
via NFC
用法筆記
Frequently used as a modifier before another noun, as in 'NFC chip', 'NFC reader', or 'NFC tag'. Usually said as three separate letters, N-F-C, not as a word.
常見錯誤
2. one of the two main groupings of teams that together form the top professional A
國家美式足聯
NFL 旗下兩大聯盟之一
one of the two main groupings of teams that together form the top professional American football league in the United States, the NFL; the other grouping is the AFC.
Quinn explained to her cousin that the NFC and the AFC together form the entire NFL.
Quinn 向她表妹解釋，NFC 和 AFC 加起來就是整個 NFL。
pattern: the NFC and the AFC together form the NFL
Christopher said the Dallas Cowboys finished top of the NFC last season.
Christopher 說 Dallas Cowboys 上季在 NFC 排名第一。
collocation: top of the NFC — league-table position
The winner of the NFC plays the winner of the AFC in the Super Bowl every February.
每年二月的超級盃，都是由 NFC 冠軍對上 AFC 冠軍。
pattern: the winner of the NFC plays the winner of the AFC
Renata moved to Seattle and started supporting an NFC team for the first time.
Renata 搬到西雅圖後，第一次開始支持一支 NFC 的球隊。
collocation: an NFC team — one of the conference's clubs
Faisal asked his friends which division of the NFC the Green Bay Packers play in.
Faisal 問朋友 Green Bay Packers 在 NFC 的哪一個分區比賽。
pattern: which division of the NFC — asking about a team's league placement
- the NFC
- NFC team
- NFC division
- NFC champion
- top of the NFC
- win the NFC
- National Football Conference
the full form, used in formal writing and on official league pages
- AFC
the American Football Conference, the other half of the NFL
文法句型
the NFC
the NFC + team name
win/lose in the NFC
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'the' because it names a single specific organisation. The letters are said separately as N-F-C, and the word mostly appears in American sports writing and broadcasting.