a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features (文學、藝術、電影或音樂的)體裁,類型 literary/musical genres 文學/音樂流派 the horror/action/fantasy genre 恐怖/動作/幻想類型 Crime fiction is a genre which seems likely to stay with us for many years. 看來犯罪小說這種文學樣式在很長一段時間内不會消亡。 genre fiction 類型小說
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2The film is generally regarded as a classic of the genre. 這部電影通常被認爲是這一類型的經典之作。 His films cover a wide range of subjects and genres. 他的電影涵蓋了廣泛的主題和流派。 She must be the most influential modern writer in the genre. 她一定是這一流派中最有影響力的現代作家。 The band is not representative of any particular musical genre. 這個樂隊不代表任何特定的音樂流派。 He has explored a range of musical genres. 他探索了一系列音樂流派。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGenre is used before these nouns:- fiction
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: French, literally ‘a kind’, based on Latin genus ‘birth, family, nation’.