movie

IPA/ˈmuːvi/
KK[mˈuvi]IPA/ˈmuːvi/

movie — 名詞

  • moviesingular
  • moviesplural

1. a recorded story with moving pictures and sound that people watch for entertainm

1.名詞A1
釋義

電影

有聲有畫的娛樂故事

a recorded story with moving pictures and sound that people watch for entertainment, usually at a theater, on television, or on a computer or phone

例句

Inês and her best friend went to watch a science-fiction movie at the Grand Theater.

Inês 和她最好的朋友去大劇院看一部科幻電影。

watch a movie — common verb collocation

Ayana cried during the final scene of the movie because the ending was so sad.

Ayana 在電影的最後一幕哭了，因為結局太悲傷了。

during the movie — prepositional phrase

常見搭配
  • watch a movie
  • see a movie
  • horror movie
  • action movie
  • romantic movie
  • movie star
  • movie theater
  • movie screen
  • movie about
同義詞
  • film

    the standard term in British English; slightly more formal or artistic in tone in American English

  • motion picture

    formal term, used in legal or academic contexts

  • picture

    old-fashioned or very informal; common in mid-20th-century American English

文法句型

movie + about + topic

watch / see + movie

movie + set in + place

用法筆記

In American English, 'movie' is the everyday word for a film; British English more often uses 'film' in formal and informal contexts alike.

常見錯誤

I watched a film at the cinema last night.
I watched a movie at the theater last night.
In American English, 'film' sounds more formal or artistic; 'movie' is the usual word for everyday viewing.

2. a place with a large screen where films are shown to the public; a cinema or mov

2.名詞A2
釋義

電影院

放映電影的場所

a place with a large screen where films are shown to the public; a cinema or movie theater

例句

The movie on Oak Street only shows independent films from Asia and Europe.

橡樹街的那家電影院只放映來自亞洲和歐洲的獨立製片電影。

the movie [building] as the subject

Romi invited Michael to go to the movies after work on Friday.

Romi 邀請 Michael 星期五下班後去看電影。

go to the movies — fixed phrase

常見搭配
  • go to the movies
  • at the movies
  • the movie shows
  • local movie
  • neighborhood movie
同義詞
  • cinema

    the standard term in British English; also used in formal American English

  • movie theater

    common American term for a single screen venue, slightly more specific than 'movie'

  • multiplex

    a large cinema with many screens

文法句型

go to the movies

the movie + shows + film

用法筆記

This sense nearly always appears with the definite article: 'the movies' for the cinema as a general idea, or 'the movie' for a specific building. In British English, 'cinema' is the usual word for this meaning.

常見錯誤

Let's go to movie.
Let's go to the movies.
The definite article 'the' is required in the fixed phrase 'go to the movies.'

3. the business or art of producing films as a form of entertainment, seen as a who

3.名詞B1
釋義

電影業

電影製作與發行的行業

the business or art of producing films as a form of entertainment, seen as a whole industry

例句

Ravindra has worked in the movie for fifteen years as a sound engineer.

Ravindra 在電影界工作了十五年，擔任音效工程師。

work in the movie [industry]

The movie is a difficult business, and many new directors fail to find funding.

電影業是個艱難的行業，許多新導演找不到資金。

常見搭配
  • work in the movie
  • the movie business
  • the movie industry
  • change the movie
  • in the movie
同義詞
  • film industry

    more formal and internationally used term for the business of filmmaking

  • cinema

    used in British English to mean the film industry as an art form (e.g., 'French cinema')

文法句型

the movie + industry / business

work in the movie

用法筆記

Always used with 'the': 'the movie' refers to the film industry as a collective concept, not a specific company or workplace. This is an American usage; British English uses 'the film industry' or simply 'cinema'.

常見錯誤

She works in movie for ten years.
She has worked in the movie for ten years.
The definite article 'the' is required, and the present perfect tense is natural for an ongoing situation.

同根字

  • moviegoer
    名詞C1
  • movie star
    名詞A2
  • movie theater
    名詞A2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • movie star
  • movie theater
  • movie screen
  • movie industry
  • movie director
  • movie review

副詞搭配

  • recently released movie
  • highly anticipated movie
  • critically acclaimed movie

常用片語

  • movie of the year
  • based on a movie
  • movie and TV

介系詞搭配

  • in a movie
  • about a movie
  • from a movie