footage的词源

英文词源

footage (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"the length of film used in a scene, etc.," 1916, from foot (n.) as a measure of length + -age. Earlier used to describe a piece-work system to pay miners.

中文词源

footage:电影片段,镜头

来自foot, 英尺。来自早期的35mm无声电影时代,16帧的画面约略为1英尺长度能放映1秒钟,因此该词就用做电影长度单位,后来词义通用化,用来指电影片段或镜头。

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