Telephone theory
[医] 电话学说(听觉)
🧩 词语组成解析
telephone
['tɛlə'fon]
n. 电话;电话机;（电话机的）话筒;受话器;
vt.& vi. 以电话传送（消息），给（某人）打电话;用电话与（某人）交谈;
tele远，传送+phone声音→远方声音传过来 → 电话
🗣️ 情景例句
I can take the bus to work ...
我可以坐公共汽车上班……
I'm very pressed for cash at the moment, can I pay you next week?
我现在手头有点紧，再周再付给你行吗？
Not at all! Please sit down, Mr. Green. Would you like a cup of tea?
没关系！请坐，格林先生。你喝茶吗？