photograph
/ˈfoʊtəɡræf/·포토그래프·noun
照片
GreekCEFR A1
词根
photo- (light) + Greek 'graphein' (to write)
Greek phōs/phōtos (light) + graphein (write) → 1839 English coinage (likely by John Herschel)
一句话
photo(光) + graph(描绘) = '光所描绘的'. 照相机发明前,画家要解读光才能落到画布上。 照片不一样。 光自己描绘自己。 追究词源,照片不是"拍"出来的, 是"光自己留下的痕迹"。
例句
She took a photograph of the mountain.
她拍了一张山的照片。
I keep his photograph on my desk.
我把他的照片放在书桌上。
The photograph captured a perfect moment.
这张照片定格了完美的瞬间。
同根词
paragraphbiographyautographgraphictelegraph