中文翻译与英英解释 | [blood] 〔英国〕廉价惊险小说。
| | | penny: n. (pl. pence , pennies ) 1. ... | | dreadful: adj. 1.可怕的。 2.令人敬畏的。 3.〔口语〕讨 ... | |
| a melodramatic paperback novel 同义词:dime novel,
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A penny dreadful (also called penny horrible, penny awful,Zimmer, Ben. "Horribles and terribles", Language Log, accessed 4 June 2011 penny number and penny blood) was a type of British fiction publication in the 19th century that usually featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing one (old) penny. |
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