| 释义 |
microphone /mīˈkrə-fōn/ noun- An instrument for intensifying sounds
- A sensitive instrument (short form mike /mīk/), similar to a telephone transmitter, for picking up sound waves to be broadcast or amplified and translating them, eg by means of a diaphragm and carbon granules, into a fluctuating electric current
ORIGIN: Gr mikros small, and phōnē voice microphonic /-fonˈik/ adjective |