Kodak moment

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sentimental or charming moment worthy of capturing in a photograph. informal
    — ‘Don’t you ever stop? This is not going to be a Kodak moment, I promise you. It’s not going to be hugs and tears. There’s no place for a swelling violins sound track.’
  2. The situation in which a business fails to foresee changes within its industry and drops from a market-dominant position to being a minor player or declares bankruptcy. informal
    — THIS is your Kodak moment. Kodak moment, in this case, does not mean a moment to capture on film; rather, it means the time in history when an upstart technology changed the game; e.g., digital photography emerged and Kodak chose to ignore it until it was too late.

词形变化

Kodak moments plural

词源

* (sentimental moment): Slogan of an Eastman Kodak Company advertising campaign, 1980s.
* (business): In reference to the Eastman Kodak Company's decline when film photography was overtaken by digital photography, 2010s.
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