passkeys
passkeys — 名詞
- passkeyssingular
- passkeysesplural
1. metal keys cut so that one of them will open many different doors or locks, ofte
萬能鑰匙
能打開多道門鎖的金屬鑰匙
metal keys cut so that one of them will open many different doors or locks, often used by staff who need to enter every room in a building
The hotel cleaners carry passkeys that open every guest room on their floor.
飯店清潔人員帶著能打開該樓層每間客房的萬能鑰匙。
plural countable noun for keys opening many locks
Omar handed the new caretaker a heavy ring of passkeys for the school.
Omar 把一大串學校的萬能鑰匙交給新來的管理員。
collocation: a ring of passkeys
Old prisons used iron passkeys that could unlock several cells at once.
舊時的監獄使用鐵製萬能鑰匙，一次可以打開好幾間牢房。
Only senior nurses are given passkeys to the medicine cabinets on each ward.
只有資深護理師才會拿到能打開各病房藥櫃的萬能鑰匙。
subject is usually staff with broad access rights
Lakshmi lost one of the office passkeys, so every lock had to be changed.
Lakshmi 弄丟了一把辦公室的萬能鑰匙，結果每道鎖都得更換。
- a ring of passkeys
- carry passkeys
- issue passkeys
- master keys
the most common everyday term for the same idea
- skeleton keys
older keys filed down to open many simple locks
用法筆記
Almost always plural in this sense, referring to a set of keys held by staff; distinguish from sense 2, which is a digital login method, not a metal key.
常見錯誤
2. a way of signing in to phones, websites, or apps in which your face, fingerprint
通行金鑰
以臉部或指紋取代密碼的登入方式
a way of signing in to phones, websites, or apps in which your face, fingerprint, or device confirms who you are, so you do not have to type a secret word
The bank now lets customers use passkeys, so they no longer type a password to log in.
這家銀行現在讓客戶使用通行金鑰，登入時不必再輸入密碼。
use passkeys instead of a password
Yuki set up passkeys on her phone and now signs in with just her fingerprint.
Yuki 在手機上設定了通行金鑰，現在只用指紋就能登入。
sign in with a fingerprint using passkeys
Many shopping apps support passkeys that read your face before opening your account.
許多購物 app 支援通行金鑰，會先辨識你的臉再開啟帳戶。
collocation: support passkeys
Esteban prefers passkeys because thieves cannot steal a fingerprint the way they steal a password.
Esteban 偏好通行金鑰，因為小偷沒辦法像偷密碼那樣偷走指紋。
The company asked staff to switch from old passwords to safer passkeys this year.
公司今年要求員工把舊密碼換成更安全的通行金鑰。
switch from passwords to passkeys
- use passkeys
- set up passkeys
- support passkeys
- switch to passkeys
- biometric login
stresses the face or fingerprint part of the method
- passwords
the older typed-secret method that passkeys aim to replace
用法筆記
Used in computing and almost always plural; the login is tied to your face, fingerprint, or device rather than a typed word. Distinguish from sense 1, which is a physical metal key.
常見錯誤
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- a set of passkeys
- a ring of passkeys
常用片語
- use passkeys
- set up passkeys
- issue passkeys
介系詞搭配
- passkeys to
- passkeys for