单词 | screen fan |
释义 | > as lemmasscreen fan screen fan n. (a) a non-folding hand-held fan consisting of a flat screen, often decorated, attached to a handle (now historical); (b) a person who enjoys watching or has an enthusiasm for films. ΚΠ 1664 S. Butler Hudibras: Second Pt. ii. iii. 186 Are sweating Lant-horns, or Screen-Fans, Made better there, then th'are in France? 1879 Fraser's Mag. May 556/2 She forwarded to the Emperor a circular screen fan. 1918 Motography 9 Mar. 457/2 The founders felt that the whole motion picture world—the producer and exhibitor, as well as the screen fan—was suffering from dangerous, inimical and altogether unintelligent legislation. 1923 T. Lane What's Wrong with Movies? vi. 100 The general run of screen fans want to do very little thinking when they go to the cinema. 2002 H. Alexander Fans 6 The screen fan, or pien mien, was the type most frequently used in early times. 2015 Bolton News (Nexis) 29 Apr. It's fascinating that her [sc. Sandra Bullock's] kind of enduring beauty is still winning over screen fans today. < as lemmas |
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