Cinematic, as an adjective, sits on two close meanings and people slide between them. One is simply “to do with films”: cinematic history, a cinematic technique, the cinematic language of a director.

Cinematic這個字 as an adjective當形容詞時 sits on有 two close meanings兩個很接近的意思 people大家 slide between them常常在兩者之間游移不定。One一個意思 is simply簡單來說就是 “to do with films”「跟電影有關」 cinematic history像是電影史 a cinematic technique電影技巧 the cinematic language of a director或導演的電影語言。

The other, and the one you hear a lot in reviews and ads, means “like a film” — framed, lit, a little larger than ordinary life. A street at night, a fight, a mountain road can be called cinematic when it looks as if a camera ought to be there.

The other另一個意思 and the one you hear a lot in reviews and ads也是你常在影評和廣告裡聽到的 means是指 “like a film”「像電影一樣」 framed構圖講究 lit打光講究 a little larger than ordinary life比平常生活誇張一點。A street at night夜晚的街道 a fight打鬥 a mountain road山路 can be called cinematic都可能被稱作cinematic when it looks as if a camera ought to be there只要看起來像是該有台攝影機在那裡拍。

That second use is often praise. Though actually, it can also mean “trying rather hard to look like a movie,” all slow walks and big skies.

That second use第二種用法 is often praise通常是在稱讚。Though actually不過其實 it它 can also mean也可能是指 “trying rather hard to look like a movie,”「太刻意想拍得像電影」 all slow walks and big skies像是慢動作走路、大景天空那種。

The word is at home in criticism, marketing, and film school; in the stiffest academic prose, writers may prefer film or of cinema.

The word這個字 is at home in用在 criticism影評 marketing行銷 and film school電影學校裡都很自然 in the stiffest academic prose但在最正式的學術文章裡 writers may prefer作者可能會更想用 film or of cinema film或of cinema這種說法。

There is a looser noun in games: a cinematic (also cinematics) is a short film sequence inside a video game, the bit where you watch instead of play. Outside that world the noun is rare; the adjective is the sense almost everyone meets.

in games在電玩裡 There is還有一種 a looser noun比較鬆的名詞用法 a cinematic (also cinematics)cinematic（也作cinematics） is指的是 a short film sequence inside a video game電玩裡的一小段影片 the bit where you watch instead of play也就是你只看不玩的那一段。Outside that world離開電玩這個範圍 the noun這個名詞用法 is rare就很少見 the adjective形容詞用法 is the sense almost everyone meets才是大家幾乎都會遇到的意思。