recording

recording — noun

1. Something such as music, a person's voice, or moving images that has been captur

1.名詞B1
釋義

Something such as music, a person's voice, or moving images that has been captured and stored electronically so that you can listen to it or watch it later.

例句

Rin listened to an old recording of her grandmother's voice on her phone.

recording of + [source]: voice, song, speech

The band's first recording sold over a million copies worldwide.

同義詞
  • track

    specifically a single song or piece of music on an album

  • clip

    a short segment, often extracted from a longer recording

  • footage

    recorded video material, especially of real events

文法句型

a recording of [voice/music/speech/video]

用法筆記

Countable. Can refer to audio-only content (a song, a speech) or audio-visual content (a film, a TV show). The content being played back is different from the physical object that stores it — see sense 3.

常見錯誤

❌I listened to a recording song.
✅I listened to a recording of a song.
💡'recording' needs 'of' before what was captured.

2. The act or business of capturing sound, voice, or moving images with microphones

2.名詞B1
釋義

The act or business of capturing sound, voice, or moving images with microphones, cameras, or other devices so that people can replay them.

例句

Recording a full orchestra requires careful placement of the microphones.

gerund subject: recording + object

Outside noise forced the team to stop the podcast recording.

noun modifier: podcast recording

同義詞
  • production

    broader term covering the entire process of making a finished audio or video product

  • capture

    emphasises the moment of recording rather than the ongoing process

文法句型

recording + [noun]: recording session, recording studio

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when describing the activity or industry as a whole. Frequently paired with nouns like 'studio', 'session', 'engineer', 'equipment' to form compound terms.

常見錯誤

❌Recording is the process of record sounds.
✅Recording is the process of capturing sounds.
💡'record' as a verb, not a noun, is needed to describe the action.

3. A physical object or digital file — for example, a vinyl record, cassette tape,

3.名詞B2
釋義

A physical object or digital file — for example, a vinyl record, cassette tape, CD, or MP3 file — that holds recorded sound or video and is thought of as the container rather than the content inside it.

例句

Isabela prefers buying recordings on vinyl for their warm sound quality.

recording on [medium]: vinyl, CD, digital

The old cassette recordings sat untouched in the attic for years.

同義詞
  • record

    specifically a vinyl disc, not a general term for any medium

  • disc

    refers to a CD, DVD, or vinyl record as a round flat object

文法句型

recording on [medium]: recording on vinyl, recording on CD

用法筆記

Countable. Refers to the container (the physical object or digital file) rather than the content stored in it. For the content itself, use sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌I dropped my recording and it broke.' (unclear whether you mean the disc or the file)
✅I dropped the CD and it broke.
💡be specific about the medium when damage is involved.