“接线员”常见的英文表达是 operator。例如:
The operator connected me to the wrong department.(接线员把我接到了错误的部门。)
此外,在特定语境下,telephone operator 表达更为具体明确,指“电话接线员” 。例如:
A telephone operator answered and connected my call.(一位电话接线员接听了电话并帮我转接了。)