tearjerker

名詞

UK/ˈtɪəˌdʒɜː.kəʳ/
US/ˈtɪrˌdʒɝː.kɚ/

定義 tearjerker 名詞

  1. Countable

    A book, film, play, or other work that presents a sad story intended to evoke tears or sadness from the audience.

    • This film was definitely a tearjerker; I cried throughout the entire thing.

    • She wrote a tearjerker of a novel that moved her readers to tears.

    • Despite not liking tearjerkers, he really enjoyed that movie.