1680s, "ear trumpet for the hard-of-hearing," coined from Greek mikros "small" (see mica) + phone "sound," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say" (see fame (n.)). Modern meaning dates from 1929, from use in radio broadcasting and movie recording. Earlier, "amplifying telephone transmitter" (1878). Of the two spellings of the short form of the word, mike (1927) is older than mic (1961).
双语例句
1. He wore a hidden microphone to secretly tape-record conversations.
他身上藏了一个传声器，打算偷偷录下谈话内容。
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2. All you need is a microphone, and you're in business.
再来一只麦克风，你就万事俱备了。
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3. My hand shook so much that I could hardly hold the microphone.
我的手抖得如此厉害，几乎都拿不住麦克风了。
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4. They started handing the microphone out round the girls at the front.
他们开始把麦克风传给前面的女孩们。
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5. He found it hard to work with a microphone pointing at him.
