photoplay

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.
  2. A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.
  3. A motion picture. dated
    — The three essentials of the photoplay are the Synopsis, the Cast and the Plot of Action.

词形变化

photoplays plural

词汇关系

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os
Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos
Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos)
Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs)
Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der.
English photo-
Proto-West Germanic *plehan
Old English pleġan
Proto-West Germanic *plegō
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-West Germanic *-ōn
Proto-West Germanic *plegōn
Old English plegian
Middle English pleyen
Proto-West Germanic *plegō
Old English plega
Middle English pleye
English play
English photoplay
From photo- + play.
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