This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us.
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n. 电话;电话机;（电话机的）话筒;受话器;
vt.& vi. 以电话传送（消息），给（某人）打电话;用电话与（某人）交谈;
💡 tele远，传送+phone声音→远方声音传过来 → 电话
"The telephone was out of order, but is functional now."
电话刚才坏了, 但现在可以用了.
近义：phone, call, blower, telephonic
adv. 认真地;严肃地;严重地;
💡 serious严肃的 + ly ...地→ adv. 认真地；严重地，严肃地
"Her father is seriously ill in St Luke's hospital."
她父亲住在圣路加医院，病情很重。
近义：owlishly, responsibly, unsmilingly, earnestly, gravely
反义：casually
n. 通讯，通信;交流;书信;传达;
💡 com共同+muni交流+cat=cate表动词 + ion表名词 → communicat(e)沟通 + ion表名词 → 通讯；传达；交通
"a classic example of poor communication"
缺乏有效沟通的典型实例
近义：intercommunication, intercourse, telling, broadcasting, advertisement, disclosure
n. 装置，设备;方法;策略;手段;
💡 de(dis-=apart)+vice(see)→发明物；图案；策略
"Players use a haptic device such as a joystick to control the game."
游戏者用游戏杆之类的触觉设备玩游戏。
近义：motto, apparatus, appliance, implement, jigger, artefact
n. 价值，价格;意义，涵义;重要性;（邮票的）面值;
vt. 评价;重视，看重;估价，给…定价;
💡 val(strong)+ue(名词后缀)→价值；估价；尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
近义：appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反义：snub, coldshoulder
n. 方法（ mean的名词复数）;手段;收入;财富;
v. 意味着（ mean的第三人称单数）;引起;打算或注定要某人成为或做某事;
"The inquiry is by no means cut and dried."
调查之事远未盖棺定论。
近义：approach, manner, method, mode, process, strategy