serial number
serial number — 名詞
1. a combination of digits, and sometimes letters, that a manufacturer gives to eac
序號
產品上的唯一識別號碼
a combination of digits, and sometimes letters, that a manufacturer gives to each product so it can be recognised as different from every other item of the same kind
When Bilal's laptop broke, the repair shop asked for the serial number.
Bilal 的筆電壞掉時，維修店要求提供序號。
ask for + the serial number — common verb collocation
Every new smartphone has a unique serial number printed on its back.
每支新智慧型手機背面都印有獨一無二的序號。
unique serial number — adjective collocation showing distinctiveness
Tara wrote down the serial number of her camera in case it gets stolen.
Tara 把相機的序號記下來，以防相機被偷。
The store clerk checked the serial number before accepting the return.
店員在受理退貨前先檢查了序號。
You can find the serial number on a sticker underneath most printers.
大多數印表機底部的貼紙上可以找到序號。
- identification number
a broader term that can include serial numbers, product codes, or customer IDs
- product code
may be shorter and less unique than a serial number; often refers to a model or batch rather than a single item
- reference number
a general term for any number used to find or identify something in a system
2. a number printed on an official document, certificate, or record that shows its
編號
文件或紀錄的序列號碼
a number printed on an official document, certificate, or record that shows its position in a series and helps identify it uniquely
The serial number on a birth certificate helps the government keep track of each record.
出生證明上的編號有助於政府追蹤每一份紀錄。
serial number on + document — prepositional pattern identifying location
Asher checked the serial number at the bottom of each page of the contract.
Asher 檢查了合約每頁底部的編號。
Every passport issued that year had a serial number starting with the same two letters.
當年發行的每本護照，編號都以相同的兩個字母開頭。
Nora noticed the serial number on her diploma did not match the school's records.
Nora 發現她畢業證書上的編號與學校的記錄不符。
- reference number
a more general term; a reference number may not follow a sequential order
- folio number
used specifically for pages in a book or legal document