Name: 為什麼大家都說「Roger That」而不是「Understood」？[ID0813] (Why Do People Say “Roger That” Instead of “Understood”? [ID0813])
Uploaded: 2026-02-20T15:45:06.000Z
Duration: 8 min 15 s

Have you ever noticed how in movies, on airplanes, or during military operations, people don't say okay, got it?

你有沒有注意到，在電影、飛機上，或是軍事行動中，大家都不說 okay、got it 嗎？

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Instead they say one crisp, confident word, Roger.

反而是說一個乾脆、自信的詞，Roger。

It sounds cool, professional, almost cinematic.

聽起來很酷、很專業，甚至有點像電影裡才會出現的。

但又覺得有點奇怪，為什麼這麼特定？

And why are we calling his name every time we acknowledge a message?

為什麼每次我們確認收到訊息時，都要叫他的名字？

If you've ever wondered why pilots, soldiers, ship captains, and

如果你曾經好奇，為什麼飛行員、阿兵哥、船長，

even astronauts use this word instead of something simpler like copy that or understood, you're about to uncover a little piece of history hiding inside everyday communication.

甚至連太空人都會用 Roger，而不是 copy that 或 understood 這種比較簡單的詞，你馬上就會發現隱藏在日常溝通裡的一小段歷史。

And trust me, it goes way deeper than just radio slang.

而且相信我，這可不只是無線電術語那麼簡單。

Lets explore right here on History of Simple Things.

我們就在這裡，"簡單事物史" 來一起探索。

To understand Roger, we have to go back to the early days of radio communication.

要了解 Roger，我們得回到無線電通訊的早期。

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, radio was still new and unreliable.

在1800年代末期和1900年代初期，無線電還很新，而且不穩定。

聲音會失真，或是完全聽不見。

Saying long sentences like I understand your message clearly was risky because half the words might vanish into noise.

講長句子，像是「我清楚收到你的訊息了」，風險很高，因為一半的字可能會消失在雜訊裡。

So operators needed something short, sharp and unmistakable.

所以操作員需要一些簡短、清晰、又不會搞混的詞。

In Morse code and early telegraphy, R was shorthand for received.

在摩斯密碼和早期電報中，R 是 received 的縮寫。

它簡單的意思就是我收到你的訊息了。

When voice radio replaced Morse code, saying just the letter R wasn't clear enough.

當語音無線電取代摩斯密碼時，只說字母 R 不夠清楚。

Over crackly speakers, R could sound like A, O or I.

在有雜訊的喇叭裡，R 聽起來可能像 A、O 或 I。

So communicators needed a way to say letters that would be unmistakable.

所以通訊人員需要一種能清楚表達字母的方法。

This problem led to the creation of phonetic alphabets, systems where each letter gets a distinct word.

這個問題催生了語音字母表，也就是每個字母都有一個獨特單字的系統。

Before the modern version we use today, the military and aviation world had earlier phonetic systems.

在我們今天使用的現代版本之前，軍事和航空界有更早的語音系統。

And at that time, the word for R wasn't Romeo, it was Roger.

而當時，R 這個字母的單字不是 Romeo，而是 Roger。

So when someone said Roger, they they literally meant the letter R. And the letter R meant received.

所以當有人說 Roger 時，他們字面上的意思就是字母 R。而字母 R 代表 received。

No mystery guy named Roger, just radio efficiency.

沒有什麼神祕的 Roger 先生，只是為了無線電效率。

During World War II, this usage exploded.

第二次世界大戰期間，這種用法爆炸性地增長。

Military radio chatter had to be lightning fast.

軍用無線電通話必須快如閃電。

Pilots couldn't waste time saying yes, I understand your last transmission.

飛行員不能浪費時間說「是的，我收到你最後的訊息了」。

Instead, they'd simply say Roger, one word, Clear.

取而代之的是，他們會簡單地說 Roger，一個字，搞定。

It became standard across air forces, navies and ground troops.

這在空軍、海軍和陸軍中都成了標準用法。

Soon it wasn't just about acknowledging receipt.

很快，它就不僅僅是確認收到訊息了。

It became a signal of professionalism and discipline.

它變成了一種專業和紀律的象徵。

Saying Roger meant you were trained, you were precise, you were following protocol.

說 Roger 意味著你受過訓練、你很精確、你遵守了規定。

And because the Allied forces used it so widely and it stuck long after the war ended.

而且因為同盟國部隊廣泛使用它，所以在戰爭結束後它仍然留存了下來。

Later, the phonetic Alphabet changed into what we now know as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization phonetic Alphabet.

後來，語音字母表變成了我們現在所知的北大西洋公約組織語音字母表。

But by then, Roger was already too deeply embedded in culture to disappear.

但到那時候，Roger 已經太深入人心，不可能消失了。

Pilots, radio operators, and Soldiers kept using it out of habit.

機師、無線電操作員和阿兵哥們習慣性地繼續使用它。

It had become tradition, and traditions, especially practical ones, tend to survive.

這已經變成了一種傳統，而傳統，尤其是實用的傳統，往往會延續下來。

Now you might wonder, why not just say copy or understood?

現在你可能會想，為什麼不直接說 copy 或 understood 就好？

Roger strictly means I received your message.

Roger 的意思嚴格來說是「我收到了你的訊息」。

It doesn't always mean you agree or will comply, just that you heard it.

它不一定代表你同意或會照做，只是表示你聽到了。

Copy, on the other hand, came from the phrase copy that down, meaning you wrote or recorded the message.

另一方面，Copy 這個詞源自「copy that down」，意思是把訊息寫下來或記錄下來。

And understood implies you not only heard, but also fully comprehended it.

而 understood 則表示你不僅聽到了，而且完全理解了。

In high stakes situations like combat or aviation, those distinctions matter.

在像戰鬥或航空這種高風險的狀況下，這些區別很重要。

So these short, standardized words each carry specific meanings.

所以這些簡短、標準化的詞語都有特定的意思。

就像是說 received that received 一樣。

But language evolves socially, not logically.

但語言是社會演變的，不是邏輯演變的。

人們加上 that 是為了強調或釐清。

It sounds more conversational and confident.

Movies and TV shows helped popularize it even more.

Once Hollywood got hold of it, Roger that became shorthand for competence.

一旦好萊塢開始使用，Roger that 就成了能力十足的簡稱。

Suddenly, cops, firefighters, astronauts, and even pizza delivery drivers in sitcoms were saying it.

突然間，情境喜劇裡的警察、消防員、太空人，甚至是披薩外送員，都在說這句話。

The phrase crossed over from strict technical language into pop culture coolness.

這句話從嚴謹的技術用語，跨入了流行文化的酷炫領域。

Compare that to okay, which can sound casual or uncertain.

跟 okay 比起來，okay 聽起來可能比較隨便或不確定。

在緊張的環境裡，語氣很重要。

It reassures the sender that the message didn't just drift into the void.

它讓發送者放心，訊息並非石沉大海。

That tiny bit of confidence can make a big difference when coordinating teams.

這一點點的信心，在協調團隊時能帶來很大的不同。

What's fascinating is how this one word traveled from Morse code to wartime radios, then into cockpits, then into movies, and

有趣的是，這個字是怎麼從摩斯密碼傳到戰時的無線電，再進入駕駛艙，接著出現在電影裡，

Today, people say Roger that jokingly at work or in text messages, without realizing they're echoing a century of communication history.

現在，大家在工作上或傳訊息時，會開玩笑地說 Roger that，卻不知道自己正呼應著一個世紀的通訊歷史。

It's like a linguistic fossil, a leftover from the early days of wireless technology that somehow refused to go extinct.

它就像是語言的化石，是早期無線技術留下來的產物，卻奇蹟似地沒有滅絕。

So next time you hear a pilot say Roger or your friend uses it sarcastically, you'll know there's no mysterious Roger person involved.

所以下次你聽到機師說 Roger，或是朋友諷刺地使用它時，你會知道，並沒有一個神祕的 Roger 這個人。

It's simply the ghost of the letter R carrying the meaning received, passed down through decades of necessity, war, innovation, and

它只是字母 R 的幽靈，承載著 received 的意思，經過幾十年的必要性、戰爭、創新和

A tiny word born from static and survival that ended up sounding cooler than anyone expected.

一個源於雜訊和生存的微小詞彙，最終聽起來比任何人預期的都還酷。

And honestly, that's kind of the magic of language.

說真的，這就是語言的魔力所在。

Sometimes the shortest words carry the longest stories.

有時候，最短的詞語承載著最長的故事。

If you have suggestions for our next video, feel free to share them in the comments below.

如果你對我們下一支影片有任何建議，隨時都可以在下方留言告訴我們。

We'll be sure to give you an acknowledgment for your contribution.

我們一定會讓你覺得你的貢獻有被看見。

Thank you for joining us on this journey through the history of simple things.

感謝你跟我們一起踏上這趟探索簡單事物歷史的旅程。

Don't forget to, like, subscribe and stay tuned for more stories woven through the smallest details.

別忘了按讚、訂閱，並隨時關注我們更多從微小細節編織而成的故事。