| 释义 |
time-shifted, a.
Brit. |ˈtʌɪmʃɪftɪd|, U.S. |ˈtaɪmˌʃɪftɪd|
[‹ time n. + shifted adj., probably after time-shift v.]
1. Moved forward or backward with regard to timing.
1960Science 18 Mar. 826/3 Displaced homing pigeons are misled in a predictable way if their ‘internal clock’ has been reset by exposure to a time-shifted sequence of day-night cycles. 1993R. K. Young Wavelet Theory & Applic. v. 183 The system response to a time shifted version of the original input signal is a time shifted version of the output corresponding to the original input signal.
2. Of or designating a television broadcast recorded for later viewing.
1980Jrnl. Communication 30 26 Households which..play back previously recorded programs can be considered a delayed or ‘time-shifted’ audience. 1989Independent 7 Mar. 1/6 Households with videos did spend an estimated 10 per cent of their viewing time watching ‘time-shifted’ programmes. 2004Media Week 4 May 20/4 Personal video recorders, which allow viewers to fast-forward through commercials during ‘time-shifted’ viewing. |