characteristic of or resembling the Wild West; as n., a film about the Wild West; = western, n.2 4.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [noun] > western (8) wild western1864 characteristic of or resembling the Wild West; as n., a film about the Wild West; = western, n.2 4. western1910 Originally U.S. A novel, film, etc., depicting life as imagined to be typical of the western United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth… horse opera1927 a ‘Western’ film or television series. oat opera1937 = horse opera n. at horse, n. compounds 2a. oater1946 = horse opera n. at horse, n. compounds 2a; (also) a radio programme or book of this nature. shoot-'em-up1953 A fast-moving story or film, esp. a Western, of which gun-play is a dominant feature. Also attributive (or as adj.) and in other combinations. spaghetti Western1969 a ‘Western’ (western, n.2 4) or film set in the U.S. ‘old west’, but made in Italy or by Italians, esp. cheaply. shooter1981 A computer game involving simulated shooting at targets or adversaries; (in later use) spec. = shoot-'em-up, n. Cf. also first person, n. 2a. |
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