movie
UK/'muːvɪ/US/'mu:vi/
NGSL 1kIELTSA1
Definitions
n.
A story or event recorded as a series of moving images; a film.
电影；影片。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedmovie is a casual clipping of 'moving picture' — film was astonishing precisely because the pictures moved. The root mov sits right in front: a movie is, literally, moving images. 'Movie' is the everyday American word; 'film' is more neutral and 'cinema' more formal or British.
Root mov still carries 92 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.watch a movie看电影
- 2.movie theater电影院
- 3.movie star电影明星
- 4.horror movie恐怖片
Example Sentences
- 1.
We stayed up late watching an old black-and-white movie.
- 2.
The movie was based on a true story from the 1960s.