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词汇 space opera
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Definition of space opera in English:

space opera

noun
North American informal
  • A novel, film, or television programme set in outer space, typically of a simplistic and melodramatic nature.

    〈非正式,主美〉(多指情节简单、充满夸张的以外层空间为背景的)太空剧(或小说、电影、电视节目等)

    mass noun I associate the idea of space opera with appallingly bad writing
    a fast-paced, ‘shoot-em-up’ space opera
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The astronauts and ground personnel in this space opera provide levelheaded, creative leadership during a harrowing crisis.
    • He talks at length about fantasy and space opera and the various visions of Utopia that permeate science-fiction.
    • It isn't mean-spirited, and it doesn't misunderstand or fail to care about the reasons people love space opera in the first place.
    • The twist that he brings to this space opera is blending the sci-fi elements with a look and feel straight out of a Western.
    • I'm always up for a thoughtful space opera, so I'll be keeping an eye out for the paperback edition of this book.
    • What exactly is so captivating and enchanting about this space opera?
    • As one might expect from a space opera, there are plenty of laser sounds, explosions, and ambient mechanical noise to keep your speakers busy, and all of it comes across with crystal clarity.
    • The whole thing comes across as oddly sexless, a pre-adolescent's view of the Universe, the space opera equivalent of Tolkien's largely chaste Middle Earth.
    • It was a preamble disguised as a film; its successor was space opera at its worst.
    • But the film is very hard to categorise: part ghost story, part love story, part space opera, part tear-jerker.
    • We are not interested in fantasy, horror, or more conventional SF themes such as space opera, time travel, first contact, or alternate worlds.
    • It is a startling debut attempt to create an original universe for a space opera.
    • While themes are different from the usual space opera, the setting is more than worthy of the title.
    • The banality and dullness of ordinary family life will be replaced by a vibrant, thrilling space opera.
    • Basically it is a well-animated space opera concerning the journey of a young boy who wishes to grow up to helm a starship.
    • The plot is action-packed, perhaps too much so, even for a space opera.
    • It's a pity space opera doesn't sell quite so well these days.
    • The impressive special effects are the highlight of this routine space opera.
    • Most of this was the equivalent of a corny space opera.
    • Nobody had ever tried anything like it on American television: a five-year space opera on a budget.

Definition of space opera in US English:

space opera

nounspās ˈäp(ə)rə
North American informal
  • A novel, movie, or television program set in outer space, typically of a simplistic and melodramatic nature.

    〈非正式,主美〉(多指情节简单、充满夸张的以外层空间为背景的)太空剧(或小说、电影、电视节目等)

    mass noun I associate the idea of space opera with appallingly bad writing
    a fast-paced, “shoot-em-up” space opera
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Basically it is a well-animated space opera concerning the journey of a young boy who wishes to grow up to helm a starship.
    • The banality and dullness of ordinary family life will be replaced by a vibrant, thrilling space opera.
    • But the film is very hard to categorise: part ghost story, part love story, part space opera, part tear-jerker.
    • It's a pity space opera doesn't sell quite so well these days.
    • It was a preamble disguised as a film; its successor was space opera at its worst.
    • The twist that he brings to this space opera is blending the sci-fi elements with a look and feel straight out of a Western.
    • The astronauts and ground personnel in this space opera provide levelheaded, creative leadership during a harrowing crisis.
    • As one might expect from a space opera, there are plenty of laser sounds, explosions, and ambient mechanical noise to keep your speakers busy, and all of it comes across with crystal clarity.
    • The whole thing comes across as oddly sexless, a pre-adolescent's view of the Universe, the space opera equivalent of Tolkien's largely chaste Middle Earth.
    • Nobody had ever tried anything like it on American television: a five-year space opera on a budget.
    • While themes are different from the usual space opera, the setting is more than worthy of the title.
    • He talks at length about fantasy and space opera and the various visions of Utopia that permeate science-fiction.
    • I'm always up for a thoughtful space opera, so I'll be keeping an eye out for the paperback edition of this book.
    • The plot is action-packed, perhaps too much so, even for a space opera.
    • We are not interested in fantasy, horror, or more conventional SF themes such as space opera, time travel, first contact, or alternate worlds.
    • The impressive special effects are the highlight of this routine space opera.
    • Most of this was the equivalent of a corny space opera.
    • It isn't mean-spirited, and it doesn't misunderstand or fail to care about the reasons people love space opera in the first place.
    • It is a startling debut attempt to create an original universe for a space opera.
    • What exactly is so captivating and enchanting about this space opera?
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