French telephone

短语

法式电话机

词形变化

French telephones 复数 French telephones

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A telephone with a handset.

    美国 过时 媒体 工程

    An act prohibiting telephone corporations of this Commonwealth from imposing, for the use of hand telephones commonly called 'French telephones,' a charge in excess of fifteen cents per month […]

词汇关系

词源

In the early 20th century, telephones with handsets were not common in the United States. Many American soldiers encountered them in France during World War I.

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