查看 Core Animation 的标题;特别是 CAMediaTiming.h:
/* The CAMediaTiming protocol is implemented by layers and animations, it
* models a hierarchical timing system, with each object describing the
* mapping from time values in the object's parent to local time.
*
* Absolute time is defined as mach time converted to seconds. The
* CACurrentMediaTime function is provided as a convenience for querying the
* current absolute time.
*
* The conversion from parent time to local time has two stages:
*
* 1. conversion to "active local time". This includes the point at
* which the object appears in the parent's timeline, and how fast it
* plays relative to the parent.
*
* 2. conversion from active to "basic local time". The timing model
* allows for objects to repeat their basic duration multiple times,
* and optionally to play backwards before repeating. */
另外(来自对属性的评论)
/* The rate of the layer. Used to scale parent time to local time, e.g.
* if rate is 2, local time progresses twice as fast as parent time.
* Defaults to 1. */
@property float speed;
/* Additional offset in active local time. i.e. to convert from parent
* time tp to active local time t: t = (tp - begin) * speed + offset.
* One use of this is to "pause" a layer by setting `speed' to zero and
* `offset' to a suitable value. Defaults to 0. */
@property CFTimeInterval timeOffset;
所以,看来你的解释是正确的。