c. 1500, "one who proclaims," agent noun from call (v.). Meaning "one who announces step changes at a dance" is recorded from 1882; "one who places a telephone call," 1898. Meaning "a social visitor" is attested from 1786.
雙語例句
1. An anonymous caller told police what had happened.
有人打匿名電話向警方報告了所發生的事。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Wonderful. Right, let's go to our next caller.
太棒了。好的，我們接聽下一個電話。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The caller hung up.
打電話的人掛斷了電話。
來自《權威詞典》
4. The operator told the caller that the line is busy.
接線員告訴打電話的人對方電話占線.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. I was detained by an unexpected caller that morning.