camera An apparatus for taking photographs, generally consisting of a lightproof enclosure having an aperture with a shuttered lens through which the image of an object is focused and recorded on a photosensitive film or plate. 照相机：一种用于拍摄照片的器械，一般由一遮光室组成，该遮光室带有一有层叠透镜的光圈，物体的影象通过它聚焦并被记录在一感光底片或感光板上