potboiler是什么意思

2024-02-01 14:40:17

potboiler

美[pɑːtbɔɪlər] 英[pɒtbɔɪlə(r)]

n. 为混饭吃而粗制滥造的文艺作品；粗制作品作家(或画家)

Noun

a literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot)

This is just another legal potboiler. 这就是另一本法律题材的烂作。
The man who has to potboil for a living seldom accomplishes anything of an exceptional character. 为维持生计而粗制滥造文艺作品的人很少能创作出了不起的作品。
potboilvi. 为混饭吃而粗制滥造