home-video

home-video — noun

1. a recording that people make themselves with a camera or phone, showing personal

1.名詞B1
釋義

a recording that people make themselves with a camera or phone, showing personal events like birthday parties, holidays, family gatherings, or everyday life, rather than being produced for sale or public broadcast.

例句

The Watanabe family's home videos from their Taiwan trip are stored on an old laptop.

collocation: family's home videos

Nadia showed her colleagues a home video of her daughter's first dance recital.

同義詞
  • home movie

    older term originally for film recordings; now used almost interchangeably, though 'home movie' can feel dated

  • personal video

    broader term that includes any privately made recording, not necessarily of family events

文法句型

home video + of + [event/person/place]

用法筆記

Often used in the plural form (home videos) when referring to a collection of recordings spanning different events or times.

常見錯誤

❌I watched a home video of a Hollywood film.
✅I watched a home video from my cousin's wedding.
💡'Home video' means a personal, homemade recording, not a commercially produced film.

2. a film, television show, or other recorded program that has been commercially pr

2.名詞B1
釋義

a film, television show, or other recorded program that has been commercially produced and is offered for sale or rental so that people can watch it in their own homes.

例句

The store sells home videos of classic films from the 1940s on Blu-ray.

collocation: home videos of [genre/film]

Keiko bought a home video of the nature documentary to watch with her children.

同義詞
  • home release

    more specific term used by the film industry for the commercial launch of a film on physical media or digital platforms

  • DVD

    refers to the physical format rather than the concept; narrower in meaning

文法句型

home video + of + [film/show]

用法筆記

This sense was most common during the VHS and DVD era (1980s–2000s) and has declined with the rise of streaming platforms. 'Home video' as an uncountable noun can refer to the industry or format itself, e.g. 'the home video market.'

常見錯誤

❌The store rents home videos of people's vacations.
✅The store rents home videos of popular movies.
💡In this sense, 'home video' refers to commercially produced films or shows, not personal recordings.