Widescreen Meaning in English

word

US

ˈwaɪdˌskrin

WYDE-skreen

UK

ˈwaɪdˌskriːn

WYDE-skreen

释义

Describes a screen or format that is much wider than it is tall, often used for TVs, monitors, and movies to show a broader view.

用法与细微差别

'Widescreen' is mainly used as an adjective before nouns ('widescreen TV') or as a noun for display types or formats. Common with technology (TV, monitor, movie). Not used for describing natural scenes or unrelated objects.

• Spanish: pantalla panorámica - formato panorámico
• Portuguese (BR): tela widescreen - formato panorâmico
• Portuguese (PT): ecrã panorâmico - formato panorâmico
• Chinese (Simplified): 宽屏
• Chinese (Traditional): 寬螢幕
• Hindi: चौड़ी स्क्रीन - वाइडस्क्रीन
• Arabic: شاشة عريضة
• Bengali: ওয়াইডস্ক্রিন
• Russian: широкоэкранный - широкоформатный
• Japanese: ワイドスクリーン
• Vietnamese: màn hình rộng
• Korean: 와이드스크린
• Turkish: geniş ekran
• Urdu: وائیڈ اسکرین
• Indonesian: layar lebar

例句

This TV has a widescreen display.

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Many movies are filmed in widescreen format.

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My computer monitor is widescreen.

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I love watching nature documentaries on a widescreen TV—it feels like you’re really there.

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Some video games look much better on widescreen monitors.

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The movie was cropped to fit regular TVs, so you lose part of the widescreen picture.

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