| 词汇 | telegraph |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1794, "semaphor apparatus" (hence the Telegraph Hill in many cities), lit. "that which writes at a distance," from Fr. télégraphe, from télé- "far" (from Gk. tele-; see tele-) + -graphe. The signaling device had been invented in France in 1791 by the brothers Chappe, who had called it tachygraphe, lit. "that which writes fast," but the better name was suggested to them by Fr. diplomat Comte André-François Miot de Mélito (1762-1841). First applied 1797 to an experimental electric telegraph (designed by Dr. Don Francisco Salva at Barcelona); the practical version was developed 1830s by Samuel Morse. The verb is attested from 1805; fig. meaning "to signal one's intentions" is first attested 1925, originally in boxing. Related: Telegraphic. 词根记忆： n. 电报机,电报v.打电报,发电报I telegraphed him for help.我打电报向他求助. n. 电报(tele远+graph→从远方写来→电报)[graph,gram=write,表示"写,图"] v. 打电报(tele+graph写→用电写→电报)[tele=fur表示"远",引申为"电",电从远方来] |
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