quick cutn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkwɪk ˈkʌt/, U.S.

/ˈkwɪk ˌkət/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick adj., cut n.²

Etymology: < quick adj. + cut n.²With sense A. 1 compare earlier short cut n.¹ 2, near cut at cut n.² 16c.

A. n.

1. = short cut n.¹ 2; frequently figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > straight or direct > short cut

the (occasionally your, etc.) next wayc1330

cut1577

near cut1612

short cut1619

overcut1636

cross-cut1800

cut-off1806

quick cut1890

1890 Atlanta Constit. 9 Jan. 5/5 It isn't the rubbing or the drubbing that hurts Linen... Chemical-quick-cuts through the laundry does [sic] the harm.

1914 Musical Times 55 88/1 Especially in music..is it possible, and indeed necessary, for us to take quick cuts across the fields.

1942 M. Cable & F. French Gobi Desert 263 When the track lay across desert wastes..nothing would induce them to take what seemed to be a quick cut.

2005 News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida) (Nexis) 7 Sept. 1 e Day-trippers searching for sustenance and boaters wanting a quick cut to a midday meal have found common ground.

2. Film and Television. An abrupt cut from one shot or scene to another, often as part of a sequence in which each shot or scene is of short duration. Cf. cut n.² 15.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > special effect > [noun] > cut

cutting1921

quick cut1932

cut1933

cutaway1951

jump cut1953

match cut1961

1932 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 17 July iii. 6/1 There is a quick cut to the exterior, and we see him a split second later emerging.

1939 L. Jacobs Rise of Amer. Film xvii. 323 The term [sc. montage]..was absorbed by Hollywood film language, its meaning in the main however being restricted to an impressionistic series of quick cuts.

1955 Q. Film, Radio & Television 9 243 There is a quick cut to a shot in which the camera moves in very quickly toward the bundle of rushes.

2002 C. Hardwicke & N. Reed Thirteen (film script) 12 (stage direct.) Quick cuts as Tracy stares at: Evie's pierced belly button. Evie's tight tube top. Her thick eyeliner.

B. adj. (attributive).

Film and Television. Characterized by the use of quick cuts.

ΚΠ

1938 ‘J. Struther’ Mrs. Miniver in Times 28 Sept. 13/4 She carried away with her..a series of detached impressions, like a quick-cut film.

1992 New Yorker 20 July 13/2 The MTV-primed audience will enjoy exactly what it came for, with flashdancing, color, and costumes substituting for quick-cut editing and closeup smiles.

2002 PSM Jan. 38/2 (caption) The collisions..are replayed quick-cut style as they happen.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quick cut
释义	quick cutn.adj. Brit. /ˌkwɪk ˈkʌt/, U.S. /ˈkwɪk ˌkət/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: quick adj., cut n.² Etymology: < quick adj. + cut n.²With sense A. 1 compare earlier short cut n.¹ 2, near cut at cut n.² 16c. A. n. 1. = short cut n.¹ 2; frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > [noun] > straight or direct > short cut the (occasionally your, etc.) next wayc1330 cut1577 near cut1612 short cut1619 overcut1636 cross-cut1800 cut-off1806 quick cut1890 1890 Atlanta Constit. 9 Jan. 5/5 It isn't the rubbing or the drubbing that hurts Linen... Chemical-quick-cuts through the laundry does [sic] the harm. 1914 Musical Times 55 88/1 Especially in music..is it possible, and indeed necessary, for us to take quick cuts across the fields. 1942 M. Cable & F. French Gobi Desert 263 When the track lay across desert wastes..nothing would induce them to take what seemed to be a quick cut. 2005 News-Press (Fort Myers, Florida) (Nexis) 7 Sept. 1 e Day-trippers searching for sustenance and boaters wanting a quick cut to a midday meal have found common ground. 2. Film and Television. An abrupt cut from one shot or scene to another, often as part of a sequence in which each shot or scene is of short duration. Cf. cut n.² 15. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > special effect > [noun] > cut cutting1921 quick cut1932 cut1933 cutaway1951 jump cut1953 match cut1961 1932 Charleston (W. Va.) Gaz. 17 July iii. 6/1 There is a quick cut to the exterior, and we see him a split second later emerging. 1939 L. Jacobs Rise of Amer. Film xvii. 323 The term [sc. montage]..was absorbed by Hollywood film language, its meaning in the main however being restricted to an impressionistic series of quick cuts. 1955 Q. Film, Radio & Television 9 243 There is a quick cut to a shot in which the camera moves in very quickly toward the bundle of rushes. 2002 C. Hardwicke & N. Reed Thirteen (film script) 12 (stage direct.) Quick cuts as Tracy stares at: Evie's pierced belly button. Evie's tight tube top. Her thick eyeliner. B. adj. (attributive). Film and Television. Characterized by the use of quick cuts. ΚΠ 1938 ‘J. Struther’ Mrs. Miniver in Times 28 Sept. 13/4 She carried away with her..a series of detached impressions, like a quick-cut film. 1992 New Yorker 20 July 13/2 The MTV-primed audience will enjoy exactly what it came for, with flashdancing, color, and costumes substituting for quick-cut editing and closeup smiles. 2002 PSM Jan. 38/2 (caption) The collisions..are replayed quick-cut style as they happen. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1890
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