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词汇 genre
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Definition of genre in English:

genre

noun ˈʒɒ̃rəˈ(d)ʒɒnrəˈʒɑnrə
  • 1A style or category of art, music, or literature.

    the spy thriller is a very masculine genre
    the science fiction genre
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Time will tell if this talented director wishes to reinvigorate and reinvent the horror genre further than this.
    • This is a critical function that for me is missing from the more urban genres of music.
    • By the late '80s I'd dare say that the whole slasher film genre had pretty much burned itself out.
    • The children's literature course focuses heavily on the different literary genres.
    • He amassed important examples that hint at diverse tastes for classic genres.
    • I suspect that more modern audiences accustomed to the literary fantasy genre would be more accepting.
    • Publishers, as with other purveyors of ideas, like their categories, their genres.
    • Look beyond boundaries and such artificial barriers as nations, styles, and genres.
    • I will also write about the genre of the literature involved and how we understand it.
    • All in all, I picked up ten magazines representing a wide base of styles and genres.
    • Not just local music but all genres of music are played on our national instrument.
    • Today, there are many artists out there trying to combine the different genres of music in the world.
    • Every few years, there is a resurgence of particular genres in the music industry.
    • Coetzee is capable of handling different genres with an enviable degree of felicity.
    • Women also bring to poetry or other genres of literature a whole new area of experience and vision.
    • Yet research can apply to all creative genres and so we should develop a more inclusive term.
    • Although my undoubted favourite music genre is punk, I do also have a country streak.
    • Now a major new documentary explores how the genre has developed over the years.
    • He was a pioneer in various genres including satire, literary criticism, and drama.
    • Among the genres to become established north and south of the Alps was portrait painting.
    Synonyms
    category, class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set
    type, sort, kind, variety, species, breed, style, brand, make, model, family, school, stamp, cast, ilk, kidney
    division, section, department, compartment
  • 2as modifier Denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists.

    genre scenes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's not been enough to make me buy any of his books because he's very much a genre writer.
    • For the next three years he rivalled David Wilkie as the principal exponent of genre painting.
    • What it concerns itself more with is with replicating the successes of genre titles gone by.
    • The director specializes in quirky, fun genre flicks, and this one continues the trend.
    • Any movie that does not rest solidly on genre formula requires flawless execution.
    • Although it may be smartly scripted and ingeniously plotted, this is unapologetically a genre flick.
    • Another genre opportunity that is raised and discarded is that of science fiction.
    • Accordingly, his Orientalist reputation has rested largely on the drawings and genre scenes.
    • It was a great role for a genre film - you don't normally get to do much beyond screaming and running.
    • This was such a poor way to end what was one of the most vibrant and exciting genre series on TV.
    • It may then be of no surprise that audiences are widely receptive to this new genre paradigm.
    • I was doing new things and experimenting and trying to erase genre constraints and traditions.
    • He laments the passing of the tradition of European genre filmmaking.
    • Genre scenes and landscape played an important role in the 19th century.
    • He takes his material and wraps it up in as many layers of genre convention as he possibly can.
    • This is something that has never been adequately explained in past genre literature to a full extend.
    • We can only guess what the great Dutch genre painters really thought they were doing.
    • As the 1970s began, Italian genre filmmaking was at its very height.
    • Even in Spanish genre painting, however, women rarely appear uncovered.
    • All the genre paintings evince a personal fascination with their subjects.

Origin

Early 19th century: French, literally 'a kind' (see gender).

Definition of genre in US English:

genre

nounˈʒɑnrəˈZHänrə
  • A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.

    (音乐或文学等艺术作品的)类型

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He was a pioneer in various genres including satire, literary criticism, and drama.
    • By the late '80s I'd dare say that the whole slasher film genre had pretty much burned itself out.
    • Yet research can apply to all creative genres and so we should develop a more inclusive term.
    • Publishers, as with other purveyors of ideas, like their categories, their genres.
    • All in all, I picked up ten magazines representing a wide base of styles and genres.
    • Among the genres to become established north and south of the Alps was portrait painting.
    • Time will tell if this talented director wishes to reinvigorate and reinvent the horror genre further than this.
    • He amassed important examples that hint at diverse tastes for classic genres.
    • Now a major new documentary explores how the genre has developed over the years.
    • Women also bring to poetry or other genres of literature a whole new area of experience and vision.
    • The children's literature course focuses heavily on the different literary genres.
    • I will also write about the genre of the literature involved and how we understand it.
    • Not just local music but all genres of music are played on our national instrument.
    • Today, there are many artists out there trying to combine the different genres of music in the world.
    • Although my undoubted favourite music genre is punk, I do also have a country streak.
    • I suspect that more modern audiences accustomed to the literary fantasy genre would be more accepting.
    • Every few years, there is a resurgence of particular genres in the music industry.
    • This is a critical function that for me is missing from the more urban genres of music.
    • Look beyond boundaries and such artificial barriers as nations, styles, and genres.
    • Coetzee is capable of handling different genres with an enviable degree of felicity.
    Synonyms
    category, class, classification, categorization, group, grouping, bracket, head, heading, list, listing, set

Origin

Early 19th century: French, literally ‘a kind’ (see gender).

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