Word · Frequency #17610
Roma
只读存储器
Roma is the plural of rom.
read-only memory
- 1.
A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
用于模拟的只读存储器软件镜像(如游戏卡带)
- 2.
A member of the Romani people.
罗姆人(吉普赛人)的成员
- 3.
The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
移动设备或计算机上的非易失性内部存储,通常为固态硬盘
- 4.
A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
罗姆人中已婚且受家族尊敬的男性成员
用于模拟的只读存储器软件镜像(如游戏卡带)；罗姆人(吉普赛人)的成员；移动设备或计算机上的非易失性内部存储,通常为固态硬盘；罗姆人中已婚且受家族尊敬的男性成员
In use
The washing machine's basic settings are saved in a ROM chip, so they stay the same after a power cut.
Many old arcade machines used ROMs to store their game data permanently.
If the program is written into the ROM, it cannot be changed by the user.
a ROM
ROM 指单个存储芯片时可数，可用 a ROM。
This device has a ROM that stores the startup program.
这个设备有一个只读存储器，用来存储启动程序。
ROMs
ROM 的复数形式为 ROMs，指多块只读存储器。
The engineer replaced the faulty ROMs in the control panel.
工程师更换了控制面板中有故障的只读存储器。
in ROM
当作存储介质讲时，ROM 通常不可数，不加冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- ROM chip
- 只读存储器芯片
- The ROM chip stores the startup instructions for the computer.ROM芯片存储计算机的启动指令。
- ROM contents
- 只读存储器内容
- The ROM contents can be read but not changed.只读存储器的内容可以读取，但不能更改。
- CD-ROM
- 只读光盘
- The application was installed from a CD-ROM.该应用程序是从只读光盘安装的。
- embedded ROM
- 嵌入式只读存储器
- The firmware is stored in the embedded ROM.固件存储在嵌入式只读存储器中。
- ROM cartridge
- 只读存储器卡带
- Older video game consoles used ROM cartridges.较老的游戏机使用只读存储器卡带。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
ROM 是 Read-Only Memory 的缩写，记住 R-O-M 三个字母：只能读（Read）、不能改（Only），即只读存储器。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：technical documentation、hardware specifications、academic computing contexts ROM（只读存储器）是计算机领域的专业术语，语气通常为中性；多用于技术文档、硬件说明和学术论述，在日常口语中不太常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
For the usual /rɒm/ sense of rom (read-only memory), bomb, Tom and prom rhyme. Rome and home look similar but are pronounced /rəʊm/ and /həʊm/, so they do not rhyme. Phantom contains -tom but the vowel is reduced to /təm/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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