| 释义 |
videophile, n. orig. U.S.|ˈvɪdɪəʊfaɪl|
[f. video- + -phile.]
One who is very keen on watching television or video recordings.
1978Washington Post 2 July m–4/2 In time there will be a videophile subculture: it is evolving now, as members of the baby-boom generation come to realize that television has played the cultural role in their lives that the movies and radio played in their parents' lives. 1980Business Week 7 July 77/1 Pioneer Electronic Corp...is betting that it can turn its large base of audiophiles into videophiles. It..recently set up a new subsidiary..to produce music for videodiscs. 1984New Yorker 20 Feb. 42/1 Kodak's new system had a maximum recording time of ninety minutes—not enough for a football game. The product, he said, would have ‘some appeal to the upscale videophile’. |