A contactless debit card or credit card lets you pay by holding it over a machine. You do not push the card in, and for a small amount you often need no pin number. In Britain people even say 'I'll pay by contactless,' using it almost like a name for that way of paying.

A contactless debit card or credit card一張contactless的金融卡或信用卡 lets you pay by holding it over a machine讓你把卡靠近感應機就能付款；you do not push the card in你不用把卡插進去，and而且 for a small amount金額小的時候 you often need no pin number常常不用輸入密碼；in Britain在英國 people even say「I'll pay by contactless,」人們甚至會說「我用感應付」，using it almost like a name for that way of paying幾乎把這個字當成這種付款方式的名稱。

The same idea covers contactless tickets, keys, and thermometers that read heat from a little way off. Though actually, 'no contact' is only about the hand or the card not touching. It has nothing to do with 'contacts' meaning friends.

The same idea同樣的概念 covers也包含 contactless tickets感應票卡、keys感應鑰匙、and和 thermometers that read heat from a little way off可以隔一小段距離測體溫的體溫計；though actually不過事實上，'no contact'「無接觸」 is only about the hand or the card not touching指的只是手或卡片沒有碰到；it has nothing to do with它跟 'contacts' meaning friends指朋友的contacts一點關係也沒有。

Shops loved the word in the years people were afraid to share surfaces, because it sounded clean. Older speakers may still say 'tap and go'; the card itself will say contactless.

Shops loved the word商家很愛用這個字 in the years people were afraid to share surfaces在人們怕接觸共用表面的那幾年，because因為 it sounded clean聽起來很乾淨；older speakers年紀較長的人 may still say「tap and go」可能還是會說「tap and go」；the card itself這張卡本身 will say contactless上面寫的是contactless。