French telephone

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A telephone with a handset. US,dated
    — 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 […]

词形变化

French telephones plural

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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