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名詞

big screen (plural big screens)

1. The large viewing surface upon which films are projected in a cinema.

   You should watch Star Wars on the big screen for the full effect.

   • 2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 74:

     He also became a big screen star. The 2014 film Paddington included scenes shot within his namesake terminus, [...].

2. (idiomatic, by extension) Movies, or that which is related to movies or cinema.

   Stars of the stage and the big screen gathered for the awards ceremony.

   Jane Smith made her big-screen debut in 2005, appearing as a librarian in a Hollywood crime thriller.