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单词 motion picture
释义

motion picture

noun

1
: a series of pictures projected on a screen in rapid succession with objects shown in successive positions slightly changed so as to produce the optical effect of a continuous picture in which the objects move
2
: a representation (as of a story) by means of motion pictures : movie

Synonyms

  • film
  • flick
  • flicker
  • movie
  • moving picture
  • picture
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Example Sentences

He was given a starring role in a major motion picture. a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture
Recent Examples on the Web The story is not a retelling of the motion picture. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 July 2022 As Emerald informs a disinterested white film crew on a commercial set, they are proudly descended from the unnamed Black rider in Eadweard Muybridge‘s famous 1878 photographic sequence, celebrated as the first motion picture. Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2022 Loverboy marked Bacon's major motion picture directorial debut. Lizzie Logan, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022 But make no mistake — this isn’t a narrative motion picture like The Lion King or Jurassic Park. Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2022 All these elements come together in a group of folks working for a single purpose, making a motion picture that speaks to its times and its filmmaker's intentions. John Baldoni, Forbes, 20 June 2022 Test your knowledge of this motion picture oeuvre with the following quiz. Daniel Akst, WSJ, 10 June 2022 For English-language motion pictures, that official screening date must be no later than seven days after the release of that English-language motion picture in Los Angeles. Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 June 2022 Most Americans believe that Thomas Edison invented the motion picture with his Kinetoscope machine in 1891. Terry W. Hartle, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

motion picture

noun

1
: a series of pictures projected on a screen rapidly one after another so as to give the appearance of a continuous picture in which the objects move
2
: movie sense 1

motion picture

noun

as in movie
a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track a popular novel that was made into a major motion picture

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • movie
  • moving picture
  • film
  • documentary
  • flick
  • animated cartoon
  • feature
  • short subject
  • picture
  • flicker
  • short
  • silent
  • cartoon
  • B picture
  • cofeature
  • docudrama
  • featurette
  • talkie
  • B movie
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