| 释义 |
matinee /ˈmatɪneɪ /nounAn afternoon performance in a theatre or cinema.She remembers as a child going to traditional Saturday matinees at her local cinema, and said: ‘It's something that has been missing.’...- Its popularity in 1948 with both schoolchildren and adults saw the Blossom Street picture house bursting at the seams during matinees and evening performances for weeks on end.
- They are thinking of continuing their matinees at the theatre, and may have a supper at their grand opening, which is not yet set, although plans are to hold it somewhere near the end of April.
Origin Mid 19th century: from French matinée, literally 'morning (as a period of activity)', from matin 'morning': performances were formerly also in the morning. |