newsreel
newsreel — noun
- newsreelsingular
- newsreelsplural
1. a brief film report, especially in older cinemas, that showed audiences recent p
a brief film report, especially in older cinemas, that showed audiences recent public events
At the museum, Sivan watched a newsreel about the first moon landing.
watch a newsreel about + event
The old cinema showed a newsreel before the main film began.
show a newsreel before + film
Beatrix found a newsreel of the 1953 flood in the town archive.
The teacher used a newsreel to show how people dressed in 1948.
Hana laughed at the formal voice in the old newsreel about the royal visit.
- newsfilm
very close in meaning, but less common in everyday use
- documentary
usually longer and more detailed, not a short cinema update
- news report
broader term that can be spoken, written, or filmed
文法句型
watch a newsreel about + event
show a newsreel before + film
newsreel footage of + event
用法筆記
Mostly used for historical cinema material or archive film. In modern contexts, people usually say footage, clip, or news report unless the old film format matters.