camera传入中国后,译成“照相机”。这很有道理,因为“相”指物体的外观,照相自然是照物体的外观。和照相机有关的相片、相纸、相册,也都用“相”。多年来,人们已习以为常。其间,虽有人把“相”写作“像”,但是不成气候,不被多数人所接受。后来有了录像机和摄像机,随之而来的还有录像、摄像、录像带、 Cameras into China, translated as “camera.” This makes sense because “phase” refers to the appearance of an object, and the photographing is naturally the appearance of an object. And camera-related photos, photo paper, albums, also use “phase.” For years, people have become accustomed to it. In the meantime, although some people write “Xiang” as “Xiang,” they are not climate and are not accepted by the majority. Later, with video recorders and video cameras, followed by video, video, video,