In the modern age of technology, computers, and communication via social media, there’s a host of ways to tell someone to contact you.

在現(xiàn)代科技、電腦和社交媒體的時代，有很多方法可以讓別人聯(lián)系到你。

“Ping me” is one such phrase. It specifically indicates that you want someone to send you a text, email or some other internet-enabled communication platform.

“Ping me”就是這樣一個用途的短語。它尤其表明你想讓別人給你發(fā)短信、電子郵件或用其他互聯(lián)網(wǎng)通訊平臺聯(lián)系你。

It seems to be more frequent for younger users to say this.

你更常在年輕群體中聽到這個說法。

ping這個詞的起源

Although no one knows for sure, this phrase probably had its first influence from submarines equipped with sonar.

雖然沒有人知道確切的答案，但這個說法的可能是受了裝備聲納的潛艇的影響。

A “ping” sound results after sending a signal.

發(fā)送信號后會發(fā)出ping聲。

Therefore, the original meaning for this word is a type of high-pitched noise that broadcasts from a sonar device.

因此，這個詞的原意是一種由聲納設(shè)備發(fā)出的高音噪音。

But, when we send emails and texts, we usually get a notification sound on our computers or smartphones. These often project a sound like a ping that broadcasts to you specifically.

但我們更熟悉的是，在我們發(fā)送電子郵件和短信時通常會聽到電腦或智能手機(jī)上的通知聲音。它們會發(fā)出一種像ping一樣的聲音，專門吸引你注意而發(fā)出地。

Another, and more likely origin, is from tech jargon for the acronym, “PING.” This stands for Packet Internet Network Groper which means to check the online status of another server or computer. It’s a protocol to acknowledge a machine or device has an internet or network connection.

另一個更有可能的起源來自于科技術(shù)語的首字母縮寫“PING”，代表Packet Internet Network Groper(包因特網(wǎng)查詢工具)，這意味著檢查另一個服務(wù)器或計算機(jī)的在線狀態(tài)。它是一種確認(rèn)機(jī)器或設(shè)備有互聯(lián)網(wǎng)或網(wǎng)絡(luò)連接的協(xié)議的程序。

PING = Are You There?

PING的意思和“你在嗎?”一樣

In other words, it’s a way to ask a computer, “Are you there?” This is a useful command for a device’s host verification and system attachment to the network.

也就是說，這是向計算機(jī)詢問“你在嗎”的一種方式。這是對設(shè)備的主機(jī)驗(yàn)證和連接到網(wǎng)絡(luò)的系統(tǒng)的有用命令。

There are other uses for PING, but this is the gist of it. So, to tell someone “ping me,” it’s a kitschy way of asking them to contact you through email or text.

PING還有其他用途，但這只是它的大意。所以，告訴某人ping me，這是讓他們通過電子郵件或短信聯(lián)系你的一種炫技似的表達(dá)方式。

例句：

Ping me later!

待會兒給我發(fā)消息！

Did you ping me already?

你已經(jīng)給我發(fā)消息了嗎？

You can ping me tomorrow when I get home.

明天我到家的時候你可以給我發(fā)消息。