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。
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。
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。
- 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。
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。
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。
- 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.