A method of making colour films, used in cinemas. It was a company's trade name, first registered in 1916, and it was the process behind the big colour films of the 1930s to 1950s — The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind are the famous examples. Because early Technicolor made colours look stronger and more glowing than real life, the name came to stand for that look itself: bright, rich, almost too colourful.

A method of making colour films一種製作彩色電影的技術, used in cinemas用在電影院裡. It was它曾經是 a company's trade name一家公司的商標名, first registered in 1916在1916年首次註冊, and it was the process behind而且是背後的技術 the big colour films of the 1930s to 1950s支撐了1930到1950年代那些大型彩色電影 — The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind像《綠野仙蹤》和《亂世佳人》 are the famous examples就是有名的例子. Because early Technicolor made colours look stronger and more glowing than real life因為早期的Technicolor讓顏色看起來比真實生活更濃烈、更發亮, the name came to stand for that look itself這個名字後來就用來指那種畫面本身: bright, rich, almost too colourful鮮豔、濃郁,幾乎過於繽紛.

So you meet it two ways. Technically: "the film was shot in Technicolor" — a fact about how it was made. And figuratively, as an adjective: "a Technicolor sunset", "Technicolor dreams" — meaning something so vividly coloured it feels like a film.

So所以 you meet it two ways你會遇到兩種用法. Technically字面上: "the film was shot in Technicolor"像「這部片是用Technicolor拍的」 — a fact about how it was made講的是它是怎麼拍出來的事實. And而 figuratively, as an adjective比喻性地當形容詞用: "a Technicolor sunset", "Technicolor dreams"像「a Technicolor sunset絢麗如電影的夕陽」、「Technicolor dreams繽紛如電影的夢」 — meaning something so vividly coloured it feels like a film意思是色彩鮮豔到像電影畫面一樣.

The second use is much more common now, since the process itself is history.

The second use第二種用法 is much more common now現在常見得多, since the process itself is history因為這項技術本身已經成為歷史了.

Being a trade name, it takes a capital T, though in the figurative use writers often drop it. British writers spell it "technicolour".

Being a trade name因為是商標名, it takes a capital T它要大寫T, though in the figurative use不過在比喻用法裡 writers often drop it作家常常會省略大寫. British writers英式寫法 spell it "technicolour"會拼成"technicolour".