silents
n.无声电影:指在有声电影出现之前的电影,没有对话和声音效果,通常配以现场音乐表演。
例句
That is a generalisation, as there have been effects since the silents in 1900. But there was no special effects industry and effects-driven movies were rare.
那只是一种大概的说法,因为早在1900年,还是无声电影时代时就有特技了。但那时没有特技效果工业,而且使用特技的电影还很少。