Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
tele·vi·sion
\\ˈte-lə-ˌvi-zhən especially Brit ˌte-lə-ˈ\\ noun USAGE often attributive
ETYMOLOGY French télévision, from télé- tele- + vision vision
DATE 1907
1. an electronic system of transmitting transient images of fixed or moving objects together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound2. a television receiving set3.
a. the television broadcasting industry
b. television as a medium of communication television
1907, "the action of seeing by means of Hertzian waves or otherwise, what is existing or happening at a place concealed or distant from the observer's eyes" [OED]; in theoretical discussions about sending images by radio transmission, formed in English or borrowed from Fr. télévision, from tele- + vision. Other proposals for the name of this then-hypothetical technology were telephote (1880) and televista (1904). The technology was developed in the 1920s and '30s. Nativized in Ger. as Fernsehen."Television is the first truly democratic culture -- the first culture available to everyone and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want." [Clive Barnes, "New York Times," Dec. 30, 1969]Meaning "a television set" is from 1955. Shortened form TV is from 1948.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
☞ televisiontele·vi·sion /
5teliviVn /
noun (
abbr. TV)
1. (also
'television set) (
also BrE informal
telly)
[C] a piece of electrical equipment with a screen on which you can watch programmes with moving pictures and sounds
电视机:
a colour television 彩色电视机
a widescreen television 宽屏幕电视机
a plasma screen television 等离子电视机
to turn the television on / off 打开/关闭电视机2. (
also BrE informal
telly)
[U] the programmes broadcast on television
电视节目；电视:
We don't do much in the evenings except watch television. 我们在晚上除了看电视不怎么干别的事。3. [U] the system, process or business of broadcasting television programmes
电视系统；电视学；电视广播业:
satellite / terrestrial / cable / digital television 衞星/地面/有线/数字电视系统
the television news 电视新闻
a television documentary 电视纪录片
a television company / presenter 电视广播公司/节目主持人
I'd like to work in television (= for a television company). 我希望从事电视广播事业。⇨ see also
cable television
,
closed-circuit television
IDIOMS ▪ on (the) 'television
(also informal
on TV) (
also BrE informal
on the 'telly)
being broadcast by television; appearing in a television programme
电视播放的；上电视的；在电视上露面的:
What's on television tonight? 今晚有什么电视节目？
Is there anything good on the telly tonight? 今晚电视有好节目吗？
It was on TV yesterday. 昨天电视上播放了它。
I recognize you. Aren't you on television? 我认出你来了。你不是常上电视吗？ Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishtelevision
noun
ADJ. cable, closed-circuit, digital, high-definition, satellite, terrestrial | commercial, state | local, national | live Millions watched the events on live television. | black-and-white, colour | portable
VERB + TELEVISION watch The children watched television for most of the evening.
TELEVISION + VERB broadcast sth, screen sth The state television screened pictures of the trial.
TELEVISION + NOUN chat show, comedy, documentary, drama, film, news, programme, series, show | debate, interview | advert/advertisement, commercial | audience, viewer | personality, presenter | actor, director | character | cameraman, crew | journalist | appearance She recalled her first television appearance forty years ago. | career | coverage, exposure The Olympics receive extensive television coverage. | adaptation a television adaptation of the popular novel | camera | aerial | channel, network, station | licence | business, company, industry, service | monitor, receiver, set | screen | aerial
PREP. in ~ She works in television. | in front of the ~ He spends hours in front of the television every night. | on ~ We were watching the news on television.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
tel·e·vi·sion
\ˈteləˌvizhən sometimes ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: French télévision, from télé- tel- (I) + -vision
1. : the transmission and reproduction of transient images of fixed or moving objects; specifically : an electronic system of transmitting such images together with sound over a wire or through space by apparatus that converts light and sound into electrical waves and reconverts them into visible light rays and audible sound
2. -s : a television receiving set
3.
a. : the television broadcasting industry
< after the Vice President's initial blast at television, network executives were quick to respond — Robert Goralski >
b. : television as a medium of communication
• tel·e·vi·sion·al·ly \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|vizhənəlē, -zhnəlē\ adverb
• tel·e·vi·sion·ary \-zhəˌnerē\ adjective
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