1540s, "inspection," verbal noun from view (v.). From 1944 as "last presentation of a dead body before the funeral" (earlier viewing (of) the remains, 1920); from 1959 as "the watching of television."
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The first episode occupies a peak evening viewing slot.
第一集占據(jù)了傍晚的一個(gè)黃金收視時(shí)段。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. "Elizabeth R", a TV portrait of the Queen, had record viewing figures.