potboiler
potboiler — 名詞
- potboilersingular
- potboilersplural
1. A novel, film, play, or other creative piece that an artist produces mainly to m
牟利之作
為賺錢而快速創作的廉價文藝作品
A novel, film, play, or other creative piece that an artist produces mainly to make money quickly, rather than out of a desire to create something of lasting artistic value.
Critics dismissed Asher's latest thriller as a potboiler, though its sales paid off his debts.
Asher 的最新驚悚小說被評論家批評為牟利之作，但銷量足以還清他的債務。
dismissed as a potboiler — critical judgement pattern
Rania admitted that her detective series were potboilers, written purely to cover her living expenses.
Rania 承認她的偵探系列只是牟利之作，純粹是為了支付生活開銷而寫的。
Jin produces a potboiler every six months, following the same formula for his publisher.
Jin 每半年就產出一部牟利之作，用同樣的公式來應付出版社。
churns out / produces a potboiler — verb collocation
Indra called her first screenplay a potboiler — she wrote it in three weeks to cover her rent.
Indra 說她的第一部劇本只是牟利之作——她花了三星期寫完，為了付房租。
called (it) a potboiler — self-critical or descriptive use
According to one reviewer, the action sequel was little more than an expensive potboiler.
一位影評人指出，那部動作續集電影不過是一部耗資高昂的牟利之作。
- dismiss something as a potboiler
- churn out potboilers
- write potboilers
- a potboiler of a novel
- critics called it a potboiler
- hack work
Emphasises the low quality of execution rather than the financial motive
- pulp fiction
Refers specifically to mass-produced genre stories published in cheap magazines; less judgemental about motive
- dime novel
Historical term for cheap popular novels of the 19th and early 20th centuries; now dated
- formula fiction
Highlights the predictable structure, but does not necessarily imply low quality or profit-driven creation
- masterpiece
A work of exceptional artistic merit created with serious intention
- magnum opus
The greatest or most important work of an artist's career
文法句型
potboiler (countable)
用法筆記
This word carries a strong critical judgement about the creator's financial motive — it is rarely neutral and almost always disapproving. Published critics use it much more often than everyday readers.
常見錯誤
同根字
- potboiling形容詞C2