widescreen
widescreen — adjective
- widescreenpositive
- more widescreencomparative
- most widescreensuperlative
1. describes a television, computer monitor, or phone screen that is wider compared
describes a television, computer monitor, or phone screen that is wider compared to a standard screen, giving you a larger viewing area and clearer images.
Linh bought a new widescreen monitor for editing her travel photos.
attributive use: widescreen + monitor
The widescreen television in the living room showed the match with amazing clarity.
Hao prefers widescreen laptops because he can have two documents open side by side.
The cinema replaced its old screens with a huge new widescreen display.
Élise found a widescreen tablet that fits perfectly in her bag.
- wide
can be used in any position in a sentence ('the screen is wide'), while widescreen is normally only before a noun
- standard
refers to a traditional screen shape that is less wide; often called 'fullscreen' or '4:3'
文法句型
widescreen + noun
用法筆記
Always used before a noun — you cannot say 'the screen is widescreen' in everyday English. Instead say 'the screen is wide' or 'it has a widescreen display.'
常見錯誤
2. describes a film, video, or image that has been created or adjusted to suit disp
describes a film, video, or image that has been created or adjusted to suit displays whose horizontal size is greater than that of a traditional boxy screen.
The streaming service now offers the classic film in a widescreen version.
collocation: widescreen version
Saira always chooses the widescreen option when she downloads a movie.
Most new video games are designed in widescreen format to match modern monitors.
Mert noticed that the old TV programme looked stretched when played in widescreen mode.
- letterbox
describes the black bars above and below the image when widescreen content is shown on a squarer screen; more technical
- fullscreen
describes content that fills a traditional 4:3 screen by cropping or stretching the image
文法句型
widescreen + noun
常見錯誤
widescreen — noun
1. a method of making and showing films or videos where the picture stretches horiz
a method of making and showing films or videos where the picture stretches horizontally far beyond its vertical size, giving a more natural and immersive viewing experience.
Iris explained that widescreen gives movies a more realistic and wider feel.
subject: widescreen + verb (gives)
The director chose to film in widescreen to capture the vast desert landscape.
collocation: film in widescreen
Ignacio prefers action films in widescreen because the battle scenes look more impressive.
Cinemas switched to widescreen in the 1950s to compete with home television.
- cinemascope
a specific brand of widescreen technology from the 1950s, now used more broadly for very wide films
- letterbox
describes how widescreen content appears on a traditional screen, not a synonym for the format itself
文法句型
in widescreen
widescreen + verb (singular)
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a widescreen' to mean the format. Instead say 'the film is in widescreen' or 'widescreen was invented in the 1950s.'