单词 | hollywood ending |
释义 | > as lemmasHollywood ending Hollywood ending n. a film ending of a conventional type, characterized as sentimental, simplistic, or melodramatic, and often featuring an improbably positive outcome; frequently in extended use. ΚΠ 1929 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 27 Oct. s8/8 Everything seems proceeding [sic] towards a Hollywood ending. 1933 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 1 Jan. Mr. Hemingway..had his own misgivings as release of the picture neared; with reports that the studio had supplied a..Hollywood ending. 1992 Chicago Tribune 18 Dec. ii. 7/1 Cliff and his parents had never been close, so we could hardly expect some sort of Hollywood ending with his parents holding his hands and saying, ‘We're sorry; we love you’, as he gasped his last breath. 2002 Empire Dec. 52/3 [It] has a flaw—a precision-tooled Hollywood ending which has all the sophistication of a Sesame Street homily. < as lemmas |
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