(chiefly Brit.)a theatre where films are shown for public entertainment (主 英)电影院 ■[mass noun]the production of films as an art or industry 电影制片技术;电影制片业 one of the giants of British cinema. 英国电影制片业的巨头之一。
语源
early 20th cent.: from French cinéma, abbreviation of cinématographe (see cinematograph)