ディスプレー
でぃすぷれー
noun
display; monitor; screen
1.
display; monitor; screen
An electronic screen for displaying visual output from a computer, phone, or other device.
ディスプレーが暗い。
The display is dark.
新しいディスプレーを買った。
I bought a new monitor.
長時間ディスプレーを見ていると目が疲れる。
Your eyes get tired if you look at the screen for a long time.
2.
display; exhibition; showcase
An arrangement of goods, artwork, or items for viewing, as in a shop window or museum.
店のディスプレーが素敵だ。
The store's display is lovely.
季節に合わせてディスプレーを変える。
We change the display to match the season.
ウィンドウディスプレーの仕事は色彩のセンスが求められる。
Window display work requires a sense of color.
From English "display." In Japanese, both ディスプレイ and ディスプレー are used; the latter follows the traditional Japanese convention for long vowels in loanwords. The electronic screen sense is overwhelmingly more common in everyday conversation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- ディスプレーを見る: to look at a display/screen
- 液晶ディスプレー: LCD display
- 外部ディスプレー: external monitor
- ディスプレーの解像度: display resolution
- ウィンドウディスプレー: window display (retail)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- モニター: monitor — often interchangeable for the screen sense, but also means a person who monitors or tests something
- 画面: screen — refers to the screen surface or what is shown on it
- 展示: exhibition, display — more formal term for the showcase sense