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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mi·cro·phone ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE 1878 : an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording sound (as speech or music) English Etymology microphone coined from Gk. mikros "small" + phone "sound" (see fame). Modern meaning dates from 1929, from use in radio broadcasting and movie recording. Earlier, "telephone transmitter" (1878) and "ear trumpet for the hard-of-hearing" (1683). Of the two spellings of the short form of the word, mike (1927) is older than mic (1961). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 microphone micro·phone / 5maikrEfEun; NAmE -foun / (also informal mic,mike) noun a device that is used for recording sounds or for making your voice louder when you are speaking or singing to an audience 麦克风；话筒；传声器: to speak into the microphone 对着麦克风讲话 Their remarks were picked up by the hidden microphones. 他们的话被暗藏的麦克风传了出去。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English microphone noun ADJ. extension, radio, stick, tie-clip | built-in, camcorder | omnidirectional, unidirectional | hidden VERB + MICROPHONE speak into, use | check, test MICROPHONE + VERB pick sth up, record sth the microphone picks up the surrounding sounds MICROPHONE + NOUN socket | stand PREP. behind a/the ~ John Peel is back behind the microphone for a new series. | in front of a/the ~ Interviewees are placed in front of the microphone and grilled. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mi·cro·phone I. \ˈmīkrəˌfōn\ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + -phone : an instrument whereby sound waves are caused to generate or modulate an electric current usually for the purpose of transmitting or recording speech or music II. transitive verb : to transmit by microphone |
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