kinetoscope是什么意思

2024-01-19 11:50:16

kinetoscope

美[kɪniːtəˌskoʊp] 英[kɪniːtəskəʊp]

n. 活动电影放映机

Noun

a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter; precursor of the modern motion picture

Edison had a device known as the Kinetoscope. 爱迪生的这种装置叫电影视镜。
His major inventions include phonograph, kinetoscope, dictaphone, incandescent light bulb and tattoo gun etc. 他的主要发明有留声机、活动电影放映机、录音机、白炽灯和纹身枪等。
Edison came up with the idea of the Kinetoscope and had participated in some of the experiments. 爱迪生想出了电影视镜的点子，并参与其中部分的实验。
Although Edison and Dickson made a great contribution to the development of the motion pictures, there was one big problem with the Kinetoscope. 虽然爱迪生和狄克森对电影的发展有很大的贡献，但电影视镜还有个很大的问题。
The kinetoscope, which could only be viewed by one person at a time, was soon replaced by screen projectors, which showed the movie to a whole room of people at once. 电影放映机一开始一次只能有一个观众，不过后来很快就被投影机所取代，这部机器可以让一屋子的人一起欣赏电影。