screensaver

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
    — I configured my screensaver to appear after only two minutes, because I enjoyed watching it so much.
  2. The background picture of a computer, smartphone, or similar mobile device. proscribed
    — But she changed her screensaver, which was a photo of Julian eating scrambled eggs—he was smiling, holding his fork away from himself, as if he were waving the eggs at her—and replaced it with a photo of Olivia, looking up from her desk […]

词形变化

screensavers plural screen saver alternative screen-saver alternative

词源

Etymology tree
English screen
Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *sl̥h₂-wós
Proto-Italic *salawos
Latin salvus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin salvō
Latin salvāre
Old French sauverbor.
Middle English saven
English save
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English saver
English screensaver
From screen + saver.
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