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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary in·ter·view ETYMOLOGY Anglo-French entreveue meeting, from (s')entreveer to see one another, meet, from entre- inter- + veer to see — more at view DATE 1514 1. a formal consultation usually to evaluate qualifications (as of a prospective student or employee) 2. a. a meeting at which information is obtained (as by a reporter, television commentator, or pollster) from a person b. a report or reproduction of information so obtained 3. interviewee • interview verb • in·ter·view·er noun English Etymology interview interview (n.) 1514, "face-to-face meeting, formal conference," from M.Fr .entrevue, verbal noun from s'entrevoir "to see each other, visit each other briefly, have a glimpse of," from entre- "between" (from L. inter-) + http://M.Fr O.Fr . voir "to see" (from L. videre; see vision). Modern Fr. interview is from Eng. Journalistic sense is first attested 1869 in Amer.Eng."The 'interview,' as at present managed, is generally the joint product of some humbug of a hack politician and another humbug of a newspaper reporter." ["The Nation," Jan. 28, 1869]The verb meaning "to have a personal meeting" is from 1548.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ interview inter·view / 5intEvju:; NAmE -tErv- / noun1. ~ (for a job, etc.) a formal meeting at which sb is asked questions to see if they are suitable for a particular job, or for a course of study at a college, university, etc. 面试；面谈: a job interview 求职面试 to be called for (an) interview 获通知约见 He has an interview next week for the manager's job. 他下周要接受一个经理职位的面试。 2. ~ (with sb) a meeting (often a public one) at which a journalist asks sb questions in order to find out their opinions (常指公开的)记者采访,访谈: a television / radio / newspaper interview 电视/电台/报纸采访 an interview with the new Governor 对新任州长的访问 to give an interview (= to agree to answer questions) 接受采访 Yesterday, in an interview on German television, the minister denied the reports. 昨天,在德国电视台的采访中,部长否认了那些报道。 to conduct an interview (= to ask sb questions in public) 进行采访 The interview was published in all the papers. 各家报纸都刊载了这次访谈。 3. ~ (with sb) a private meeting between people when questions are asked and answered (私下的)面谈,会谈,晤谈: an interview with the careers adviser 和择业指导员的面谈 verb1. ~ sb (for a job, etc.) to talk to sb and ask them questions at a formal meeting to find out if they are suitable for a job, course of study, etc. 对(某人)进行面试(或面谈): ▪ [VN] Which post are you being interviewed for? 你参加哪个职位的面试？ We interviewed two people for the job. 我们为这份工作面试了十人。 ▪ [also V] 2. [V] (especially NAmE) ~ (for a job, etc.) to talk to sb and answer questions at a formal meeting to get a job, a place on a course of study, etc. 接受面试: The website gives you tips on interviewing for colleges. 这个网站为你提供大学面试的窍门。 (BrE, NAmE) If you don't interview well you are unlikely to get the job. 如果面试时表现不好,你很可能不会得到这份工作。 3. [VN] ~ sb (about sth) to ask sb questions about their life, opinions, etc., especially on the radio or television or for a newspaper or magazine (媒体)采访,访问: Next week, I will be interviewing Spielberg about his latest movie. 下周我将访问斯皮尔伯格谈论他的最新电影。 The Prime Minister declined to be interviewed. 首相婉拒了采访。 4. [VN] ~ sb (about sth) to ask sb questions at a private meeting (私下)提问,面谈: The police are waiting to interview the injured man. 警察正等待着向受伤的男子问话。 • inter·view·ing noun [U] : The research involves in-depth interviewing. 这一调查包括深入的采访。 interviewing techniques 面谈技巧 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English interview noun ADJ. face-to-face | telephone | group | in-depth | police a police interview with suspected terrorists | newspaper, press, radio, television | job I've got a job interview tomorrow. VERB + INTERVIEW carry out, conduct, do, hold The survey team carried out over 200 interviews with retired people. | do, give (sb), grant (sb) He's a very private man and rarely does interviews. | attend, be called for, have INTERVIEW + NOUN board, panel | techniques | procedure PREP. in an/the ~ He said in an interview that he wanted to get married. | ~ about The prime minister gave the paper an interview about his musical tastes. | ~ between an interview between the French Foreign Minister and the President of Egypt | ~ for an interview for the post of sales manager | ~ with He had an interview with United Biscuits. an interview with the Vietnamese leader PHRASES a round of interviews We're about to start the second round of interviews for the post. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged in·ter·view I. \ˈintə(r)ˌvyü\ noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by inter-) of earlier enterview, from Middle French entrevue, from feminine of entrevu, past participle of (s')entrevoir to see one another, meet, from entre- inter- + voir to see — more at view 1. a. obsolete : a mutual sight or view b. : a meeting face to face : a private conversation; usually : a formal meeting for consultation : conference < candidates for the position were called in for interviews > c. : a transient or secret meeting (as of lovers) < the stolen interviews of those spring mornings — William Black > 2. a. : a meeting in which a writer or reporter or radio or television commentator obtains information from someone for publication or broadcast b. : the statement so obtained c. : a news story reporting or reproducing such a conversation 3. : a scheduled meeting between a teacher and a student for purposes of instruction or counseling II. transitive verb : to have an interview with : question or converse with especially in order to obtain information or ascertain personal qualities < interviewing job applicants > < interview housewives about their color preferences > < interviewing witnesses in a criminal investigation > < interviewed the highest government officials and even strangers on buses — J.M.Mead > intransitive verb : to carry on an interview < technique of interviewing > III. noun : a person who is interviewed < he was our interview that morning — Sally Quinn > IV. intransitive verb : to have an interview (as with a prospective employer) < one of my law school classmates interviewed with a … law firm in 1967 — Lana Borsook > < interviewing for admission to graduate school > |
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