1.
silver screen; the movies; the cinema world
A literary word for the movie screen, and by extension the world of cinema. Often used when speaking of film as a glamorous art form.
彼女は銀幕のスターだった。
She was a star of the silver screen.
その俳優は久しぶりに銀幕に戻ってきた。
That actor returned to the silver screen after a long absence.
昭和の銀幕を彩った名優たちの展示を見た。
I saw an exhibition of the great actors who graced the silver screen of the Showa era.
Literally "silver curtain." Early movie screens had a silvery, reflective surface, which gave rise to the name.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 銀幕のスター: a star of the silver screen
- 銀幕デビュー: a film debut
- 銀幕を飾る: to grace the screen
USAGE:
銀幕 is a somewhat literary, nostalgic word, used most often for classic cinema. For everyday talk about movies, 映画 is the normal word.