telephone

• n. （米国）電話；電話セット；電話ヘッドセット
• vi.
• vt.電話をかける

tele-、遠い、-phone、話す、語源的にはmicrophoneと同じ。

telephone (v.)

1878, from telephone (n.). Related: Telephoned; telephoning.

telephone (n.)

1835, "system for conveying words over distance by musical notes" (devised in 1828 by French composer Jean-Fran?ois Sudré (1787-1862); each tone played over several octaves represented a letter of the alphabet), from French téléphone (c. 1830), from télé- "far" (see tele-) + phone "sound, voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Sudré's system never proved practical. Also used of other apparatus early 19c., including "instrument similar to a foghorn for signaling from ship to ship" (1844). The electrical communication tool was first described in modern form by Philip Reis (1861); developed by Scottish-born inventor Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), and so called by him from 1876.

1. He will have been heartened by the telephone opinion poll published yesterday.

彼は昨日発表された電話世論調査の結果に励まされるだろう。

2. "I think I hear the telephone ringing."-"Okay，I can take a hint."

「電話のベルが鳴っているのを聞きたい。」-「はい、意味がわかりました。」

3.The Chief Constable 's clipped tones crackled over the telephone line.

電話線の向こうから、警察局長の短い声がパチパチと聞こえてきた。

4.I ripped out the telephone wire that ran through to his office.

私は彼のオフィスに通じる電話線を抜いた。

5.He edged closer to the telephone ，ready to grab it.

彼はゆっくりと電話機に移動して、受話器をつかむ準備をした。