Betamax

动词 v. 专有名词
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (something) obsolete. informal,transitive
    — If you don’t want to get Betamaxed, or stuck with a dated technology, it might be a good idea to purchase the latest, fastest computer available.
专有名词
  1. A home videocassette recording format developed by Sony in 1975, now known for having lost the format war to VHS.

词形变化

Betamaxes present,singular,third-person Betamaxing participle,present Betamaxed participle,past Betamaxed past

词源

词源 1
According to Sony, the name had a double meaning: beta is the Japanese word used to describe the way in which signals are recorded on the tape; and the shape of the Greek letter beta β resembles the course of the tape through the transport. The suffix -max, from maximum, was added to suggest greatness.
词源 2
According to Sony, the name had a double meaning: beta is the Japanese word used to describe the way in which signals are recorded on the tape; and the shape of the Greek letter beta β resembles the course of the tape through the transport. The suffix -max, from maximum, was added to suggest greatness.
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