| 单词 | videoconferencing |
| 释义 | videoconferencing in American English (ˈvɪdioʊˈkɑnfərənsɪŋ) noun the holding of a conference by individuals or groups in different locations, using television transmissions linked by electronic satellite, fiber-optic cable, etc. Derived forms videoconference (ˈvideoˈconference) noun videoconferencing in American English (ˈvɪdiouˌkɑnfərənsɪŋ, -frən-) noun the holding of videoconferences Word origin [1975–80; videoconference + -ing1]This word is first recorded in the period 1975–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bench press, family therapy, front-load, retrovirus, videotex-ing is a suffix of nouns formed from verbs, expressing the action of the verb or itsresult, product, material, etc. (the art of building; a new building; cotton wadding). It is also used to form nouns from words other than verbs (offing; shirting). Verbal nouns ending in -ing are often used attributively (the printing trade) and in forming compounds (drinking song). In some compounds (sewing machine), the first element might reasonably be regarded as the participial adjective, -ing, the compound thus meaning “a machine that sews,” but it is commonly taken as a verbalnoun, the compound being explained as “a machine for sewing”Examples of 'videoconferencing' in a sentence |
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