teleraph

🇬🇧/ˈtelɪɡrɑːf/ 🇺🇸/ˈtelɪɡræf/ 71
Telegraph is a system of sending messages over long distances, either by means of electricity or by radio signals. 电报

noun [抽象名词]电报(指通信方式);电报机;(运动比赛得分或其他信息的)显示板

Telegraph was used more often before the invention of telephones.
电报

verb [vt. 及物动词]发电报,用电报发送(信息);流露,透露(计划或意图)

To telegraph someone means to send them a message by telegraph.
发电报给 •  Churchill telegraphed an urgent message to Wavell.  丘吉尔给韦维尔发了一个急电。

tele- tele = fur 表示“远”,引申为“电”,电从远方来teleraph 打电报(tele+graph 写→用电写→电报)
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