wireless

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈwaɪə.ləs/    /ˈwaɪ(jə)ɹ.ləs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The medium of radio communication. uncountable,usually
    — Only about a hundred years ago, wireless was a new technology.
  2. A wireless connectivity to a computer network. uncountable,usually
    — If your wireless stops working, try restarting the router.
  3. A radio set. UK,dated,uncountable,usually
    — Let's switch on the wireless and listen to the news.
动词 v.
  1. To send (a message) by wireless or radio. dated,obsolete,transitive
    — At 3:30 A.M. a huge Zeppelin flew across the British battle line, wirelessing down to any Germans still to the westward the best way to get home.
形容词 adj.
  1. Not having any wires. not-comparable
  2. Functioning without an external wired connection. not-comparable
    — wireless headphones

词形变化

wirelesses dated,plural wirelesses present,singular,third-person wirelessing participle,present wirelessed participle,past wirelessed past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English wire
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English wireless
From wire + -less.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English wire
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English wireless
From wire + -less.
词源 3
Etymology tree
English wire
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English wireless
From wire + -less.
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