a particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features (文学、艺术、电影或音乐的)体裁,类型 literary/musical genres 文学/音乐流派 the horror/action/fantasy genre 恐怖/动作/幻想类型 Crime fiction is a genre which seems likely to stay with us for many years. 看来犯罪小说这种文学样式在很长一段时间内不会消亡。 genre fiction 类型小说
Extra ExamplesTopics Film and theatreb2The film is generally regarded as a classic of the genre. 这部电影通常被认为是这一类型的经典之作。 His films cover a wide range of subjects and genres. 他的电影涵盖了广泛的主题和流派。 She must be the most influential modern writer in the genre. 她一定是这一流派中最有影响力的现代作家。 The band is not representative of any particular musical genre. 这个乐队不代表任何特定的音乐流派。 He has explored a range of musical genres. 他探索了一系列音乐流派。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryGenre is used before these nouns:- fiction
- painter
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Word Originearly 19th cent.: French, literally ‘a kind’, based on Latin genus ‘birth, family, nation’.