A paywall is the part of a website that stops you unless you pay. Some news sites let you read a few articles for free, then the paywall appears and asks you to subscribe.

A paywall付費牆 is the part of a website指網站上的某個部分 that stops you unless you pay除非你付錢，否則會擋住你。Some news sites有些新聞網站 let you read a few articles for free會讓你免費看幾篇文章，then the paywall appears然後付費牆就會出現 and asks you to subscribe要求你訂閱。

It is a newish internet word, informal enough for everyday talk about the web, but people also use it in serious news.

It它 is a newish internet word是個比較新的網路用語，informal enough for everyday talk about the web在日常談網路的話題時算隨性，but people also use it in serious news但正經的新聞報導裡也會用。

The picture in the word is a wall you cannot pass without paying. It was built to sound like firewall — a wall that blocks something — only this wall blocks readers, not computer attacks.

The picture in the word這個字給人的畫面 is a wall you cannot pass without paying是一道不付錢就過不去的牆。It它 was built to sound like firewall是仿照firewall（防火牆）這個字造出來的 — a wall that blocks something —一種擋住某種東西的牆，only this wall blocks readers只不過這道牆擋的是讀者，not computer attacks而不是電腦攻擊。

Though actually, people also use it as a verb: a paper may paywall its stories, meaning it puts them behind that wall. Not every “please log in” screen is a paywall; if they only want an account and no money, that is not quite the same.

Though actually不過其實，people also use it as a verb人們也會把它當動詞用：a paper may paywall its stories像是報社可能會paywall自己的報導，meaning it puts them behind that wall意思是把報導放到那道牆後面。Not every “please log in” screen不是每個要你「請登入」的畫面 is a paywall都算是付費牆；if they only want an account and no money如果對方只是要你註冊帳號而不要錢，that is not quite the same那就不太一樣了。