digitize

/ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈdɪdʒɪtaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdi-jə-ˌtīz/ (ame, mw)

digitize — 動詞

  • digitizepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • digitizeshe / she / it
  • digitizedpast simple
  • digitizing-ing form

1. to turn written, visual, or recorded material into computer data so it can be st

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

數位化

轉成電腦可處理的格式

to turn written, visual, or recorded material into computer data so it can be stored, searched, or used on digital devices

例句

The museum digitized its glass negatives before the labels started to fade.

博物館在標籤開始褪色前，就把那些玻璃底片數位化了。

digitize archive material for preservation

Sofia digitized her grandfather's letters so the family could search them by date.

Sofia 把祖父的信件數位化，好讓家人能按日期搜尋。

digitize records for computer search

同義詞
  • scan

    often narrower, especially for paper pages or images rather than all kinds of media

  • convert

    broader and less specific; it does not automatically suggest changing something into computer data

  • encode

    more technical and usually about representing information in a particular system or format

反義詞
  • print

    turn digital content into a physical copy instead of moving physical material into digital form

文法句型

digitize + records / photos / films / tapes

digitize + archive / collection / material

用法筆記

The object is usually paper records, photographs, film, tape, or other material that was not originally electronic. It is especially common when a library, museum, clinic, or office wants old material to be easier to store or search.

常見錯誤

❌I digitized the PDF before emailing it.
✅I emailed the PDF.
💡a PDF is already digital, so 'digitize' is used for paper, film, tape, or other non-digital material.
❌The library digitized the photos onto its website.
✅The library put the digitized photos on its website.
💡'digitize' means convert the material, not publish it online.