"電幕" meaning in All languages combined

See 電幕 on Wiktionary

Noun [Chinese]

IPA: /ti̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 电幕 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: From Calque of English telescreen, from 電 /电 (diàn, “tele- +”) + 幕 (mù, “screen”). See television / 電視 /电视 (diànshì). Popularized by George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), in which they are used for government surveillance of citizens. Etymology templates: {{calque|zh|en|telescreen}} Calque of English telescreen, {{prefix|en|tele}} tele- + Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 電幕
  1. telescreen Wikipedia link: Nineteen Eighty-Four
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