You can think of 'casting' as the moment of pouring something into a shape so it takes that form. Pour hot metal into a mould and it hardens into the shape you chose — that physical act of 'pouring into a mould to give form' is the root picture. The film sense it: you 'pour' actors into the roles (the moulds) of a story.
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
castingnoun詞源 2/ˈkæstɪŋ/
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The act or process of selecting actors, singers, dancers, models, etc.
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A manufacturing process using a mold.
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An object made in a mold.
- The practice of casting steel seems the most difficult of all the foundry arts, for despite every care, a percentage of the work is liable to be faulty and disappointing, but at Crewe, generally, a very good class of casting was turned out.
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falconryhobbieshuntingThe regurgitation of fur, feathers, and other undigestible material by hawks, to clean and empty their crops.
- “What, ho! sir knave,” exclaimed Roland, “is it thus you feed the eyasse with unwashed meat, as if you were gorging the foul brancher of a worthless hoodie-crow, by the mass? and thou hast neglected its castings also for these two days.[…]”
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The excreta of an earthworm or similar creature.
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computingengineeringmathematicsThe act of converting between data types.
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hobbieshuntinglifestyleOf hounds, the act of spreading out and searching for a scent.
- "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot. This time there was no stopping or casting, but the hounds were soon in full cry, and after half-an-hour's run, the hare came dancing down the moor towards me."
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
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