Since trans- means "across", it's not hard to see the meaning of transmission. Disease transmission occurs when an infection passes from one living thing to another. TV signal transmission can be interrupted by tree leaves, including moving leaves and branches during a storm. Your car's transmission transmits the engine's power to the axle, changing the gears to keep the engine working with maximum efficiency at various speeds.
Example Sentences
The equipment is used for the transmission of television signals. We are receiving a live transmission from the scene of the accident. the transmission of knowledge from one generation to the next My car has a manual transmission. This car comes with automatic transmission.
Recent Examples on the WebThe transition away from fossil fuels banks on electrons generated from clean sources and sent along long-distance transmission lines to charge cars, power factories and run heat pumps. Anna Hirtenstein, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022 Wingert said that if conditions changed and those lines did need to be taken out of service, there would likely be no loss in service to customers due to other transmission lines that are in service.CBS News, 10 Sep. 2022 Wildfires can also trip off transmission lines, limiting the flow of electricity. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2022 For nine days through Thursday, the vast energy network that includes power plants, solar farms and a web of transmission lines strained under record-setting demand driven by air conditioners. Brian Melley, ajc, 9 Sep. 2022 And his agencies have oversight over issues such as the handling of its transmission lines, gas pipelines, water resources, power line construction, and electric vehicle charging stations.al, 7 Sep. 2022 The notification goes out to utilities and other power providers to hold off on scheduled maintenance on generators and transmission lines. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 Federal authority would allow the government to rubber-stamp transmission lines without getting into the local and state regulatory morass. Shannon Osaka, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Sep. 2022 Grid officials are also concerned that wildfires could shut down transmission lines, but so far that has not happened in a major way. Kate Galbraith, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle French, from Latin transmission-, transmissio, from transmittere to transmit
1sending out/passing on發送;傳遞ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRANSMISSION | TRANSMISSION + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤direct, indirect直接/間接傳播▸➤onward (BrE) 向前傳送◇An extra copy of each document was supplied for onward transmission to head office.每份文件都備了一份副本傳給總部。➤data, information, voice數據/信息/音頻傳輸▸➤facsimile, fax傳真發送▸➤light, power光透射;電力輸送▸➤money (especially BrE) 匯款▸➤cable, radio, satellite, television有線/無線電/衞星/電視傳輸▸➤analogue/analog, digital, electronic, wireless模擬/數字/電子/無線傳輸▸➤live, simultaneous現場直播;同步轉播◇There will be simultaneous transmission of the concert on TV and radio.電視和收音機將同步轉播這場音樂會。➤genetic, oral, sexual遺傳傳遞;口傳播;性傳播➤human-to-human, mother-to-child, person-to-person人際間傳播/母嬰傳播▸➤disease, HIV, malaria, STD疾病/艾滋病病毒/瘧疾/性病傳播▸➤cultural文化傳播VERB + TRANSMISSION➤prevent防止傳播➤reduce減少傳播➤facilitate方便傳播➤block阻撓傳播TRANSMISSION + NOUN➤equipment, technology轉播設備/技術▸➤belt (figurative) , mechanism, network, system傳輸帶;傳輸機制;傳輸網;傳輸系統◇The associations serve as transmission belts for party policy.這些協會像傳動帶一樣把黨的政策傳送出去。➤route傳播路線◇The virus's usual transmission route is by sneezing.這種病毒通常是通過打噴嚏傳播的。PREPOSITION➤transmission among⋯之間的傳播◇HIV transmission among homosexual men男同性戀者之間艾滋病病毒的傳播➤transmission between⋯兩者之間的傳播◇transmission between patients病人間的傳染➤transmission by通過⋯傳送◇transmission by satellite衞星傳送➤transmission from, transmission of從⋯傳送;⋯的傳播◇the transmission of knowledge知識的傳播➤transmission to傳送至⋯◇transmission from one aircraft to another由一架飛機向另一架飛機傳送➤transmission through通過⋯傳播◇HIV transmission through blood transfusion輸血造成的艾滋病病毒傳播PHRASES➤a mode of transmission, a risk of transmission傳播方式;傳染的危險◇There is a risk of transmission of the virus between hypodermic users.接受皮下注射者有相互傳染病毒的可能。transmission
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2TV/radio show電視或廣播節目ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRANSMISSION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤radio, television, TV廣播節目播放;電視節目播放▸➤live, satellite現場/衞星轉播▸➤test測試播送VERB + TRANSMISSION➤receive接收播送的節目PREPOSITION➤transmission from來自⋯的節目播送◇a live transmission from Sydney來自悉尼的現場轉播transmission
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3in a car, etc.汽車ADJECTIVE | TRANSMISSION + NOUNADJECTIVE➤automatic, manual自動/手動變速器▸➤4-speed, 5-speed, etc. * 4 擋、5 擋等變速器TRANSMISSION + NOUN➤system變速系統