[電影] franchise
The other day I came across the word (I bet there'll be a lot of my blogposts starting with this sentence) franchise watching TV.
blah blah blah....the CSI franchise....blah blah blah...
I didn't what it meant but it's not hard to guess, especially after I bumped into an entertainment news on the "Holmes franchise" done by the Iron Man.
基本上一看到 franchise 這個字，我們這種ESL（把英文當外語學）的人能夠知道是 連鎖加盟 就算中上了。
<Macmillan> eg.: Most of the Burger King outlets operate as franchises.
因為我們的英語教學（學校系統，而非補習班）教材很少用上它的另一個字義：
The last Jack Ryan picture,“The Sum of All Fears,” starred Mr. Affleck and was characterized as a franchise reboot.
<New York Times (Jan. 17, 2013, 談新片 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit>
＊ 之前本格還寫過另一個franchise的用法：franchise player (明星球員)
blah blah blah....the CSI franchise....blah blah blah...
I didn't what it meant but it's not hard to guess, especially after I bumped into an entertainment news on the "Holmes franchise" done by the Iron Man.
基本上一看到 franchise 這個字，我們這種ESL（把英文當外語學）的人能夠知道是 連鎖加盟 就算中上了。
<Macmillan> eg.: Most of the Burger King outlets operate as franchises.
因為我們的英語教學（學校系統，而非補習班）教材很少用上它的另一個字義：
- (cinema) a film that is or has the potential to be part of a series and lends itself to merchandising <Collins>
因此，一般來說franchise在此是指：系列電影及其週邊商品（或是具有拍成系列並推出週邊商品之價值的電影）
其他例子：
The first movie (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) is the eighth highest grossing film of all time, and collectively the movies have become the highest earning movie franchise ever.
<出處(British Council)>
The last Jack Ryan picture,“The Sum of All Fears,” starred Mr. Affleck and was characterized as a franchise reboot.
<New York Times (Jan. 17, 2013, 談新片 Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit>
＊ 之前本格還寫過另一個franchise的用法：franchise player (明星球員)
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