| 释义 |
interphone orig. U.S.|ˈɪntəfəʊn|
[f. inter- 2 a + phone n.2]
An intercommunication system whereby telephones are used to connect points within a small area, as a building, aeroplane, etc.
1942Time 20 Apr. 25/2 During the same fracas, the pilot inquired over the [Flying] Fortress interphone: ‘Are you firing at the enemy?’ 1958J. Cannan And be a Villain v. 118 Pelly was speaking on his interphone. 1961‘B. Wells’ Day Earth caught Fire viii. 119 He was urgently dialling his inter-phone. 1962Punch 5 Dec. 816/1 You'll need a Home Interphone, to communicate with the party in the other rooms. |