speaking trumpet
speaking trumpet — 名詞
1. a long, cone-shaped tube, usually made of metal or wood, that someone held up to
傳聲筒
歷史上的手持喇叭形擴音裝置
a long, cone-shaped tube, usually made of metal or wood, that someone held up to the mouth and used before electronic microphones existed to make the voice louder so it could be heard over a long distance or by a large crowd
At the museum, a guide showed how a speaking trumpet helped captains give orders across a dock.
在博物館裡，導覽員展示傳聲筒如何幫助船長在碼頭上下達命令。
register: dated; historical context
Town criers used a speaking trumpet to make announcements in crowded market squares.
鎮上的公告員用傳聲筒在擁擠的市場廣場上發布消息。
Nadia found a brass speaking trumpet at the antique shop and imagined a captain using it.
Nadia 在古董店裡發現一只黃銅傳聲筒，想像著船長使用它的情景。
The reenactor raised his speaking trumpet and called across the field in a powerful voice.
那位重演者舉起傳聲筒，朝田野那頭喊話，聲音強而有力。
- megaphone
the modern successor, which may be unpowered (plastic cone) or electronic; 'speaking trumpet' is strictly the older, horn-shaped metal device
- loudhailer
British English term for an electronic handheld amplifier; distinct because it uses batteries rather than just acoustic shaping
用法筆記
Frequently used in historical or museum contexts; the word is now considered dated. Modern speakers normally say 'megaphone' or 'loudhailer' instead.