Word · Frequency #5389
photography
拍照；摄影
the activity of taking and printing photographs
- 1.
The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
在感光表面上制作图像的艺术和技术及其数字对应物
- 2.
the act of taking and printing photographs
拍摄和冲印照片的行为
- 3.
The occupation of taking (and often printing) photographs.
拍摄(并常常打印)照片的职业
- 4.
the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces
在感光表面上生成物体图像的过程
- 5.
the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
拍摄和冲印照片或制作电影的职业
摄影术；摄影艺术与技术；摄影职业；电影摄制；在感光表面上制作图像的艺术和技术及其数字对应物；拍摄和冲印照片的行为；拍摄(并常常打印)照片的职业
In use
She studied photography at art school and now works as a freelance photographer.
Wildlife photography often requires a telephoto lens and a lot of patience.
After decades of portrait photography, he decided to teach the craft to young students.
photography + be + adjective
此处形容词描述摄影的特性。
Photography is fascinating.
摄影很有趣。
verb + photography
可用 learn, study, practice 等动词。
She studies photography at university.
她在大学学习摄影。
photography of + noun
表示摄影题材或对象。
Connections
Collocations
- digital photography
- 数码摄影
- She specializes in digital photography.她专攻数码摄影。
- black and white photography
- 黑白摄影
- Black and white photography has a classic feel.黑白摄影有一种经典的感觉。
- landscape photography
- 风景摄影
- He traveled to Iceland for landscape photography.他去冰岛拍摄风景摄影。
- portrait photography
- 人像摄影
- Portrait photography requires good lighting.人像摄影需要良好的光线。
- fashion photography
- 时尚摄影
- She works in fashion photography for a magazine.她为一家杂志从事时尚摄影工作。
- wildlife photography
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆解为photo（光）和graph（写），意为用光写作。
Context & Register
摄影、摄影术；常用于艺术、技术或日常记录场景，属于中性正式语域。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the ending /ɡrəfi/ include geography, biography, cinematography, choreography, lithography, which all stress the syllable containing /ɑ/ and thus rhyme with photography. Calligraphy has a different stressed vowel (/ɪ/) and does not rhyme. Also note the related word photograph /ˈfoʊtəɡræf/ has a different ending.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.