camera

/ˈkæmrə/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkæmrə/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkam-rə ˈka-mə-rə/ (ame, mw)

camera — 名詞

1. a tool that records photographs or moving images by allowing light to reach an i

1.名詞A1
釋義

相機；攝影機

拍攝照片或影片的設備

a tool that records photographs or moving images by allowing light to reach an internal sensor or strip of film.

例句

Theo borrowed his sister's camera to take photos at the beach.

Theo 借了姊姊的相機去海邊拍照。

A small camera above the door records everyone who enters the building.

門上方的小攝影機會記錄每個進出大樓的人。

camera above / records — security camera collocation

同義詞
  • camcorder

    a portable video camera, not used for still photos

  • webcam

    a camera built into a computer for video calls, smaller and lower quality

文法句型

a/the + camera

camera + noun (camera phone, camera bag)

用法筆記

Camera is a countable noun. A smartphone that takes photos is often called a camera phone, but the word camera alone can also refer to the phone's built-in camera module.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a new camera film.
✅I bought a new roll of film for my camera.
💡film is uncountable and needs a quantifier.
❌She took a camera of the sunset.
✅She took a photo of the sunset with her camera.
💡you take a photo WITH a camera, not a camera of something.

2. the state or situation of being recorded or broadcast by a video camera — for ex

2.名詞
釋義

鏡頭前；上鏡

被攝影機拍攝的狀態

the state or situation of being recorded or broadcast by a video camera — for example, when an actor delivers lines while the camera is running, or when someone being interviewed is visible on screen rather than off-screen.

例句

The news reporter stayed calm on camera even while the fire burned behind her.

即使身後大火燃燒，那位新聞記者上鏡時依然保持鎮定。

on camera — being filmed in the moment

Yusuf feels nervous in front of the camera, but he speaks well once the interview starts.

Yusuf 在鏡頭前會緊張，但訪問開始後就說得很流暢。

文法句型

on camera

off camera

in front of the camera

用法筆記

This sense appears almost exclusively in fixed prepositional phrases: on camera (being filmed), off camera (not being filmed), or in front of the camera. It is not used with articles (❌ 'a camera' for this meaning). Distinguish from sense 1 — in sense 2, camera refers to the recording situation, not the physical device.

常見錯誤

❌The actor smiled when he saw a camera.' (ambiguous).
✅The actor smiled when he was on camera.
💡use on camera to mean 'while being filmed'.