bodice ripper

短语

n. （以旧时生活为背景的）情色电影, 艳情小说

发音

UK /ˈbɒdɪs ˌɹɪpə/
US /ˈbɑdɪs ˌɹɪpɚ/

词形变化

bodice rippers 复数

别名

bodiceripper

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A romantic novel, usually in a historical setting, with frank depictions of sexual activity, especially one in which the female protagonist is seduced; (by extension) a film, television programme, etc., featuring such activity.

    非正式

    My aunt would bring a stack of torrid bodice rippers with her to the beach, and would unfailingly blush if disturbed in her reading.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

romance

词源

From the fact that the female protagonists in such novels would often have their bodices (blouses or corsets) removed with some force before sexual activity commenced.

来源：wiktionary