喜樂美語
  1. 1nA2/əˈdæptər/ · /əˈdæptə/轉接頭

    A small object you use to connect two pieces of electrical equipment that do not fit together, or to plug two things into the same power supply.

    示範例句 · Example

    Don't forget a plug adapter when you travel to Japan.

    逐字不要忘記一個插頭轉接頭當你旅行到日本。

    adapter 是「讓兩樣接不起來的電器接得起來」的小東西——插頭形狀不一樣、接頭規格不同，就靠它中間轉一下。最常見的是出國用的 plug adapter（旅行轉接頭）。跟動詞 adapt（調整、適應）同一家人：adapter 可以想成「幫忙兩邊對上」的小幫手。

    常見搭配

    • a plug adapter

      插頭轉接頭

      an adapter that lets a plug fit a different wall socket

      Pack a plug adapter before your trip abroad.

    • a universal adapter

      萬能／萬國轉接頭

      an adapter that works with many kinds of plugs or sockets

      A universal adapter can save space in your bag.

    • an electrical adapter

      電氣轉接頭／轉接器

      an adapter used with electrical equipment

      They bought an electrical adapter for the old printer.

    • need / buy / use an adapter

      需要／購買／使用轉接頭

      to require, purchase, or employ an adapter

      Do we need an adapter for this cable?

    • a travel adapter

      旅行轉接頭

      an adapter carried for use in other countries

      Her travel adapter fit the hotel wall socket.

    意思相近

    adaptorconnectorconverter

core核心畫面

Two things that were never made to fit — a foreign plug and a local socket — and a small piece in between that lets them meet anyway. It changes nothing about either side; it just sits in the gap and makes the connection possible.

可以想成：兩樣本來就不相容的東西——國外的插頭和台灣的插座——中間放一個小零件，它們就接得起來了。它不改造任何一邊，只是卡在中間讓連接成立。出國旅行的萬用轉接頭、筆電上的 USB 轉接器，都是這個畫面。

同家族的字

複數 adapters

意思相近

adaptorconnectorconverter

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

adapternoun/əˈdæptə(ɹ)/

  • 1

    One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.

    • He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.
  • 2

    One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.

    • The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day.
  • 3

    A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.

    • He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power.
    • Sitting in the courtroom ..., their laptops and tablets propped before them, power cables snaking through convoluted adapters, the Twitterati have sight of witnesses at all times – the troubadours, or perhaps the tricoteuses, of the digital revolution.
  • 4

    A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.

    • The wall outlet sprouted an electrical monstrosity of adapters plugged into adapters that sparked ominously.
  • 5

    A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.

    • We bought adapters to use our three-prong plugs in the two-prong, unpolarized outlets of the old house.
  • 6

    A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.

    • I lost my cellphone's adapter so I couldn't recharge it.
  • 7

    A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.

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