bandwidth
Chinese meaning
带宽（数据传输容量）
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Example
AI data center operators are staring down a bandwidth wall, and the fastest way over it runs through glass, not copper.
AI数据中心运营商正面临带宽瓶颈，而跨过这道墙最快的办法是用光纤，而非铜缆。
Source: 24/7 Wall St. · 12 Jul 2026
Background ✎
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Roots · etymology
源自无线电频段宽度概念，引申为数据传输容量
- band（频段）+ width（宽度）
Collocations
- bandwidth wall / network bandwidth / limited bandwidth
Chinese usage notes
AI-assisted learning material in Chinese (without pinyin). Original examples below are not news quotations. Editorial process
Usage · 用法
bandwidth 在通信语境涉及传输容量；在工作讨论中也可比喻可投入的时间和精力。have the bandwidth to do something 要结合主语判断。
Distinction · 辨析
团队说没有 bandwidth 可能是在说忙不过来，并非网络故障。技术文章中的容量与 latency 的延迟是不同维度，不宜都笼统译成网速。
Collocations · 常见搭配
- network bandwidth
- have the bandwidth to help
- limited bandwidth
Original teaching example (not a news quotation)
Our team does not have the bandwidth to take on another project this month.
我们团队这个月没有余力再接一个项目。
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