核心畫面

Think of one message arriving by several doors at the same time: something to hear, something to watch, something to read. The word is not about quantity — it is about different kinds arriving together.

multimedia 可以想成一個訊息同時從好幾扇門走進來:一扇送聲音,一扇送畫面,一扇送文字。multi- 管「好更多收起multimedia 可以想成一個訊息同時從好幾扇門走進來:一扇送聲音,一扇送畫面,一扇送文字。multi- 管「好幾個」,media 管「傳訊息的管道」。要注意的是,它講的不是「數量多」,而是「種類不同」。十張照片還是只有一種管道。一段影片加上旁白再加上一行字,才是這個字在說的事。

From the word’s history

Formed from multi- (from Latin multus, 'many') plus media, the plural of medium, 'a way of carrying something'.

這個字由 multi- 加 media 組成。multi- 一路回到拉丁文 multus(多),media 是 medium(媒介、傳遞的方式)的複數。所以字面就是「好幾種傳遞方式」,這條線索和今天的用法幾乎重疊。

Wiktionary entry for multimedia (kaikki extract, etymology: 'From multi- + media'; Latin multus)

Two branches

電腦裡的多媒體

好幾種管道一起用,而且是裝在同一台機器、同一個程式裡。

adjective · B1

Used about computers, programs and equipment that put sound, pictures, video and writing together in one thing to give you information.

多媒體的

走出電腦:好幾條路一起送

同樣是「不只一種管道」,但管道換成了電視、報紙、海報、現場展示這些更大的東西。

adjective · B2

Using several different ways of reaching people at the same time — for example television, newspapers, books and computers together.

多管道並用的

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

multimedianoun/ˌmʌltiˈmiːdi.ə/

  • 1

    The combined use of sound, video, and text to present an idea.

multimediaadj/ˌmʌltiˈmiːdi.ə/

  • 1

    of, or relating to this combined use of media

  • 2

    computingengineeringmathematicsof, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。