🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

隐藏摄像机

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yǐncáng shèxiàngjī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Candid-camera/ˈkæn.dɪd ˈkæm.rə/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个节目因使用隐藏摄像机而闻名。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A photographic or filming technique where subjects are photographed or recorded without their knowledge, typically to capture natural, unposed reactions.

    "The documentary relied heavily on candid-camera techniques to capture authentic human behavior on the streets."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Denoting a situation or prank where people are secretly filmed for entertainment or psychological observation.

    "They set up a hilarious candid-camera scenario in the office breakroom."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'candid' (meaning frank, open, or unposed, from Latin candidus 'white, shining') combined with 'camera' (from Latin camera 'vault, arched roof', via camera obscura). Originally popularized as the title of an innovative mid-20th-century television broadcast format that filmed unsuspecting people in everyday, humorous situations.

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