A gramophone is an old machine for playing records — what we would now usually call a record player. You set a disc turning, a needle reads the groove, and sound comes out of a horn or a box.

A gramophone留聲機 is是 an old machine一種老機器 for playing records用來播放唱片 — what we would now usually call現在我們通常會叫它 a record player黑膠唱盤。You你 set a disc turning把一張唱片轉動起來, a needle唱針 reads the groove讀取溝紋, and sound聲音 comes out of從...發出來 a horn or a box喇叭口或箱子。

The word began as a brand name, Gramophone, coined in 1887 by Emile Berliner, who made flat disc records. Edison’s earlier machine was the phonograph, often with a cylinder rather than a disc; the two names then wandered in ordinary speech, especially in British English, until gramophone just meant “the old record player.” Today the word sounds historical or a little romantic.

The word這個字 began as一開始是 a brand name一個品牌名, Gramophone, coined in 1887 by Emile Berliner1887年由艾米爾·伯利納創造, who他 made flat disc records做的是平面唱片。Edison愛迪生's earlier machine更早的機器 was the phonograph叫做留聲機(phonograph), often with a cylinder rather than a disc常用圓筒而不是圓盤; the two names這兩個字 then wandered in ordinary speech後來在日常說法裡混用, especially in British English尤其在英式英文裡, until gramophone直到gramophone just meant就單純指 “the old record player.”「那台老唱片機」。Today the word現在這個字 sounds historical or a little romantic聽起來有懷舊感、有點浪漫。

In a shop you would more often hear record player or turntable. The Grammy award statue is a tiny gramophone, which is why that prize has that name.

In a shop在店裡, you would more often hear你比較常聽到 record player or turntable record player或turntable(唱盤)。The Grammy award statue葛萊美獎的獎座 is是 a tiny gramophone一個小小的留聲機, which is why這就是為什麼 that prize has that name那個獎項有這個名字。