last mile

基本解釋

No network, however, can run faster than the speed of its “l(fā)ast mile”, from the neighbourhood node to the house.
然而，沒有一個速度能帶信息超越“最后路程”，從鄰里節(jié)點傳入用戶家中。
Stringing wires or laying cables is expensive, so a company that owns a connection that runs to the side of your house—the so-called “l(fā)ast mile”—has tremendous power over potential rivals.
架線或鋪設電纜建立稱作“最后一英里”網的花費很大，如果一個公司能擁有一條經過你家門的鏈接，無疑相對潛在對手而言將具有極大優(yōu)勢。
For although telegraph wires could deliver news more rapidly than ever, they had a “l(fā)ast mile” problem: they could not disseminate news quickly to thousands of people.
盡管電報線傳送新聞比以前更快，但他們遭遇了“最后一英里”問題：無法將新聞快速傳給千家萬戶。

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