Infomercialとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• informercial

語源

Blend of information +‎ commercial.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA: /ˈɪnfəˌmɜːʃəl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA: /ˈɪnfəˌmɝʃəl/

名詞

infomercial (plural infomercials)

1. A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
   • 1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Cher (Alicia Silverstone):

     Dionne and I were both named after great singers of the past who now do infomercials.

   • 2008, Margena A. Christian, “Where Is ... Miss Cleo?”, in Jet‎, volume 112, number 26, page 38:

     Known for wearing her signature headdress and speaking in a thick Caribbean accent, Miss Cleo was the queen of psychic infomercials.

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