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Milford Matthew

''Pan Handle”

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Word expert Milford Matthew found written uses of the word “network" in the late 1800s. The word then was used as a verb, a word that shows action. At that time network meant the connection of railroads or other vehicles used for travel. One publication said it is only a question of time when the railroads will network an area of the American west called the “Pan Handle". Another publication of the time said complete areas are networked by trolley cars, which are a kind of electronic train. Now we often hear network used in connections with broadcasting.
詞匯專家米爾德馬修在19世紀(jì)晚期發(fā)現(xiàn)了network的書面用法。從那時(shí)起，這個(gè)詞被當(dāng)做一個(gè)動(dòng)詞來用，表示一個(gè)動(dòng)作。那時(shí)候network的意思是鐵路或者是其他的交通工具的連接。在一份出版物上寫著：鐵路什么時(shí)候連接到美洲西部的“Pan Handle”只是個(gè)時(shí)間問題。在當(dāng)時(shí)的另一份出版物上寫著，所有的地區(qū)都被有軌電車連在一起了。 現(xiàn)在我們經(jīng)常聽到network被用在廣播中。