单词 | bodice ripper |
释义 | bodice ripperWord forms: plural bodice rippers countable noun You can refer to a film or novel which is set in the past and which includes a lot of sex scenes as a bodice ripper, especially if you do not think it is very good and is just intended to entertain people. [disapproval]bodice ripper in British Englishnoun informal a romantic novel, usually on a historical theme, that involves some sex and violence bodice-ripper in American English (ˈbɑdɪsˌrɪpər) noun a romance (sense 3) set in the past and having a formulaic plot that features scenes of sexual passion and violent action : also bodice ripper |
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