"chief legal officer of a city," early 15c., from Anglo-French recordour (early 14c.), Old French recordeor "witness; storyteller; minstrel," from Medieval Latin recordator, from Latin recordari "remember" (see record (v.)).
Meaning "registering apparatus" is from 1873. The musical instrument is attested by this name from early 15c., from record (v.) in the obsolete sense of "practice a tune." Used by Shakespeare and Milton ("of flutes and soft recorders," "Paradise Lost"). The name, and the device, were rarely heard by mid-1800s, ousted by the flute, but enjoyed a revival after 1911 as an easy-to-play instrument for musical beginners.
实用例句
1. Two out of every three Britons already own a video recorder.
每3个英国人中就有两个已经有了录像机。
来自柯林斯例句
2. My tape recorder did not catch every last word.
我的录音机并没有把每一个字都录下来。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Miss Bennett whiled away the hours playing old films on her video-recorder.
贝内特小姐用录像机播放老电影来消磨时间。
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4. He had failed to realise that the tape recorder was still running.
