单词 | crime fiction |
释义 | > as lemmascrime fiction crime fiction n. fiction that has crime as its central theme. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > crime or detective novel > collectively crime fiction1905 detective fiction1922 whodunitry1961 1905 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 15 (advt.) The prince of crime-fiction crime is certainly Raffles, that noble cricketer and burglar. 1924 C. S. Montanye in Saucy Stories Jan. 41/2 I write crime fiction for the magazines. 1975 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 June 692/4 He is as convincing an uncaught villain as any in crime fiction. 2007 New Yorker 26 Nov. 120/2 His next novel..departed from the style that had characterized his work so far, with its elements of fantasy and crime fiction. < as lemmas |
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