Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

infotainment

Chinese translation:

信息娱乐(节目、内容或系统)/資訊娛樂(節目、內容或系統)

Added to glossary by Adsion Liu
Feb 10, 2010 15:54
14 yrs ago
English term

infotainment

GBK English to Chinese Social Sciences Journalism
Definition from Wikipedia:
Infotainment is "information-based media content or programming that also includes entertainment content in an effort to enhance popularity with audiences and consumers." It is a neologistic portmanteau of information and entertainment, referring to a type of media which provides a combination of information and entertainment.
Example sentences:
Meanwhile, cable news has been evolving ever more rapidly into infotainment (National Review Online)
Viewers watch infotainment because its stories are presented in an episodic format that helps simplify otherwise complex information. People who depend on infotainment often find the information given in hard news broadcasts complex and hard to comprehend. (NeoAmericanist)
With owners fighting to recruit and retain seagoing personnel, a new generation of ‘infotainment’ systems is raising the standard for crew welfare and safety, providing entertainment, communications and safety information to crew and clients. (Riviera Maritime Media Ltd)
Proposed translations (Chinese)
4 +2 信息娱乐(节目、内容或系统)
Change log

Feb 10, 2010 15:51: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Feb 10, 2010 15:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"

Feb 13, 2010 16:54: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"

Feb 21, 2010 01:54: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"

Feb 21, 2010 01:57: Adsion Liu changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "infotainment"" to ""信息娱乐(节目、内容或系统)""

Feb 21, 2010 01:58: Adsion Liu changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/81500">Adsion Liu's</a> old entry - "infotainment"" to ""信息娱乐/資訊娛樂(节目、内容或系统)/(節目、內容或系統)""

Discussion

Adsion Liu Feb 15, 2010:
True That's true, Michael:-)
Michael Lai Feb 11, 2010:
資訊娛樂 Probably a logical translation of the term in its literal sense, with information being a type of entertainment.

Proposed translations

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Selected

信息娱乐(节目、内容或系统)

Also: 资讯娱乐
Traditional Chinese: 資訊娛樂
Definition from http://www.4oa.com:
信息娱乐是信息和娱乐的合成词,是最近相当流行的一个新兴词语,代表电视节目、网站或其它能提供信息和娱乐的东西。目前大多数比较受欢迎的纪实报道节目,例如动物星球频道里的节目,就可以归类为信息娱乐节目。它与“信息商业”(infomercial)、“教育娱乐”(edutainment)等新词语类似。  信息娱乐是信息和娱乐的合成词,是最近相当流行的一个新兴词语,代表电视节目、网站或其它能提供信息和娱乐的东西。目前大多数比较受欢迎的纪实报道节目,例如动物星球频道里的节目,就可以归类为信息娱乐节目。  它与“信息商业”(infomercial)、“教育娱乐”(edutainment)等新词语类似
Example sentences:
风河系统公司(Wind River)日前发布了基于汽车应用优化商用级Linux的全新信息娱乐系统平台Wind River Linux Platform for Infotainment。该平台将帮助汽车行业车载 ... (http://www.google.ca)
通过面向当前信息娱乐设备需求而进行了优化的各种中间件产品,Wind River Linux Platform for Infotainment实现了许多车载设备优化Linux的强大功能需求。 ... (http://www.google.ca)
還記得能夠播放多張CD唱片的高級汽車娛樂系統是什麼時候問世的嗎?今天,汽車資訊娛樂系統已經成為一個複雜的嵌入式子系統,它包含了MP3音樂播放、GPS導航、語音識別、 ... (http://www.google.ca)
Peer comment(s):

agree LJX
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Thank you, LJX!
agree Yurek
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