movie-going
movie-going — noun
1. the activity of going to a cinema to watch films, especially as a regular pastim
1.名詞B1
釋義
the activity of going to a cinema to watch films, especially as a regular pastime or shared social experience
例句
Lan grew up in a family where movie-going was a weekly ritual.
collocation: movie-going + weekly ritual
Movie-going dropped sharply when streaming services became widely available.
pattern: movie-going + dropped/increased
For Kofi, movie-going is about the shared experience of a dark cinema.
Kemi's weekly movie-going stopped when her neighbourhood cinema closed during the pandemic.
João and Marta turned movie-going into a date-night tradition every Friday.
同義詞
- cinema-going
more common in British English; same meaning
- filmgoing
less frequent; often used in formal or academic contexts
常見錯誤
❌I enjoy movie going.
✅I enjoy movie-going.
💡the word is always hyphenated.