editing

editing — noun

1. the work of preparing a piece of writing, a film, or a recording for public use

1.名詞B1
釋義

the work of preparing a piece of writing, a film, or a recording for public use by removing mistakes, organizing the content, and deciding what to keep or leave out

例句

Tariq spent the whole weekend doing editing work on his friend's first novel.

uncountable noun used as modifier: editing work

The film editing for the documentary about ancient Egypt took over three months.

domain-specific use: film editing

同義詞
  • revision

    more common for academic or written texts, especially British English ('essay revision')

  • copyediting

    a narrower type of editing focused on grammar, style, and consistency in text

  • proofreading

    the final stage of checking a text for typos and formatting errors only, not content changes

用法筆記

Used as an uncountable noun; you cannot say 'an editing' or 'editings'. To refer to a single act of editing, use 'a round of editing' or 'the editing process'.

常見錯誤

❌I need to do an editing of my essay.
✅I need to do a round of editing on my essay.
💡editing is uncountable; use 'a round of' or 'a session of' to count it.
❌Editing and proofreading are the same thing.
✅Editing involves reorganizing and rewriting content, while proofreading only checks for surface errors.
💡learners often confuse the broader editing process with the narrower proofreading step.