tearjerker

n. 使人流泪的电影(或歌曲、故事)

发音

US

词形变化

tearjerkers 复数 tearjerkers

别名

tear jerker tear-jerker

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending.

    催泪作品

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

story tale narrative narration

词源

From tear + jerker, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.

来源：wiktionary