adware

adware — 名詞

1. a kind of computer program, often bundled with free downloads, that makes advert

1.名詞C1
釋義

廣告軟體

會在電腦或手機上自動跳出廣告的程式

a kind of computer program, often bundled with free downloads, that makes adverts pop up on your screen while you browse or use other apps.

例句

Yael's laptop kept showing pop-up ads after she installed a PDF reader full of adware.

Yael 安裝了一個夾帶大量廣告軟體的免費 PDF 閱讀器後，筆電就一直跳出彈出式廣告。

uncountable: 'full of adware'

The school's IT team scanned every computer to find and remove hidden adware last weekend.

上週末學校的資訊組掃描每一台電腦，把藏在裡面的廣告軟體找出來並清除。

collocation: remove adware

常見搭配
  • full of adware
  • remove adware
  • scan for adware
  • bundled with adware
  • adware infection
同義詞
  • spyware

    related but stricter — spyware secretly collects user data, while adware mainly pushes ads.

  • malware

    broader umbrella term covering any harmful software, including viruses and ransomware.

  • PUP (potentially unwanted program)

    industry term for software users likely did not mean to install; adware is one common type.

文法句型

[adware] + on + [device]

install/remove + adware

用法筆記

Uncountable: never 'an adware' or 'adwares'. Often appears with verbs like 'install', 'remove', 'detect', and 'scan for', and with quantifiers like 'a piece of', 'some', or 'a lot of'.

常見錯誤

My phone has many adwares.
My phone has a lot of adware.
adware is uncountable; do not add -s.
I downloaded an adware by mistake.
I downloaded a piece of adware by mistake.
use 'a piece of' or 'some' instead of 'a/an'.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • adware infection
  • adware program
  • adware removal tool

常用片語

  • a piece of adware
  • scan for adware
  • detect and remove adware

介系詞搭配

  • bundled with adware
  • infected with adware
  • free of adware