small screenadj.n.

Brit.

/smɔːl ˈskriːn/, U.S.

/ˌsmɔl ˈskrin/,

/ˌsmɑl ˈskrin/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., screen n.¹

Etymology: < small adj. + screen n.¹

A. adj. (attributive). Usually in form small-screen.

1. Of a television set, computer, etc.: having a small screen.

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1937 Discovery Feb. 45/1 Flicker, ‘rain’ and a rather dim appearance make the demonstration noticeably inferior in quality to that obtained with the small screen receivers now on the market.

1944 Billboard 74/2 The home audience watching the teleshow on the small-screen receiver wants to see the Andrews Sisters. Wants to see what Gene Krupa looks like.

1994 CD-ROM World Apr. 42/1 Every gamer has suffered from chunky, small-screen videos.

2. Of or relating to the medium of television (in contrast to films).

ΚΠ

1952 Leavenworth (Kansas) Times 1 May 4/7 With two small-screen shows a week on NBC-TV and three radio programs, plus all the outside activities of a star, it's Dinah moaning: ‘My poor husband—unless he comes to the studio he seldom sees me.’

1966 Guardian 29 Mar. 10/3 Both sides have studiously kept their small-screen liabilities out of the studios.

1971 Oxf. Times 26 Nov. 31/4 The stars and the characters they portray are as in the small-screen version.

1998 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Aug. 14/1 Mulder and Scully break out from their small-screen show into this $60 million blockbuster out this month.

2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 Jan. 28/2 The show moved to MTV, marking the small-screen debut of Dr. Drew: a young crush-worthy doctor in a tie but no jacket.

B. n.

With the. Television as a medium (in contrast to film).

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society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun]

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telly1930

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society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > as medium

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1938 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 11 June 11/8 Radio and theatre critics derived a thrill from the historic presentation this week of a scene from ‘Susan and God’, by television... Miss Lawrence's personality emerged on the small screen quite vividly.]

1944 Billboard 5 Aug. 13/4 Some motion picture shorts belong on the small screen and some are a waste of time.

1956 B.B.C. Handbk. 1957 79 This unit..provides the means for young writers to become acquainted with the requirements of the small screen.

1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Oct. 1229/4 Jonathan Miller had little success in finding the play's natural rhythms and adapting them to the small screen.

2003 Balance May 5/2 Diabetes made it onto the small screen in March when a character in Coronation Street was diagnosed with the condition.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	small screen
释义	small screenadj.n. Brit. /smɔːl ˈskriːn/, U.S. /ˌsmɔl ˈskrin/, /ˌsmɑl ˈskrin/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: small adj., screen n.¹ Etymology: < small adj. + screen n.¹ A. adj. (attributive). Usually in form small-screen. 1. Of a television set, computer, etc.: having a small screen. ΚΠ 1937 Discovery Feb. 45/1 Flicker, ‘rain’ and a rather dim appearance make the demonstration noticeably inferior in quality to that obtained with the small screen receivers now on the market. 1944 Billboard 74/2 The home audience watching the teleshow on the small-screen receiver wants to see the Andrews Sisters. Wants to see what Gene Krupa looks like. 1994 CD-ROM World Apr. 42/1 Every gamer has suffered from chunky, small-screen videos. 2. Of or relating to the medium of television (in contrast to films). ΚΠ 1952 Leavenworth (Kansas) Times 1 May 4/7 With two small-screen shows a week on NBC-TV and three radio programs, plus all the outside activities of a star, it's Dinah moaning: ‘My poor husband—unless he comes to the studio he seldom sees me.’ 1966 Guardian 29 Mar. 10/3 Both sides have studiously kept their small-screen liabilities out of the studios. 1971 Oxf. Times 26 Nov. 31/4 The stars and the characters they portray are as in the small-screen version. 1998 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) Aug. 14/1 Mulder and Scully break out from their small-screen show into this $60 million blockbuster out this month. 2010 N.Y. Times Mag. 3 Jan. 28/2 The show moved to MTV, marking the small-screen debut of Dr. Drew: a young crush-worthy doctor in a tie but no jacket. B. n. With the. Television as a medium (in contrast to film). ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] television1900 telly1930 tele1936 small screen1944 TV1945 teevee1948 society > communication > broadcasting > television > [noun] > as medium television1931 video1939 small screen1944 1938 Lethbridge (Alberta) Herald 11 June 11/8 Radio and theatre critics derived a thrill from the historic presentation this week of a scene from ‘Susan and God’, by television... Miss Lawrence's personality emerged on the small screen quite vividly.] 1944 Billboard 5 Aug. 13/4 Some motion picture shorts belong on the small screen and some are a waste of time. 1956 B.B.C. Handbk. 1957 79 This unit..provides the means for young writers to become acquainted with the requirements of the small screen. 1980 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Oct. 1229/4 Jonathan Miller had little success in finding the play's natural rhythms and adapting them to the small screen. 2003 Balance May 5/2 Diabetes made it onto the small screen in March when a character in Coronation Street was diagnosed with the condition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1937
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