| 单词 | fly on the wall |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfly on the wall i. fly on the wall: (a) an unperceived observer; one who is able to overhear discussions, etc., without being observed or involved; (b) Cinematography a film-making technique in which events are presented realistically by observing rather than by directing the action; frequently attributive; cf. cinéma vérité n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener > overhearer overhearer1581 fly on the wall1949 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > invisibility > [noun] > thing or person > thing not seen out of sight1874 fly on the wall1949 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > a film > type of film > [adjective] > other types costumed1851 foreign language1904 first run1910 Keystone1912 photodramatic1914 serial1915 coming of age1919 edge-of-your-seat1922 psychodramatic1927 omnibus1928 straight1936 low-budget1937 no-budget1937 screwball1937 Ealing1939 blockbusting1943 private eye1946 film noir1952 white telephone1952 portmanteau1953 uncut1953 anthology1955 three-D1955 Hammer1958 noir1958 co-production1959 kitchen sink1959 kidult1960 docudrama1961 cinéma vérité1963 maudit1963 filmi1965 indie1968 triple-X1969 XXX1969 drama-documentary1970 cheapie1973 gross-out1973 high concept1973 chopsocky1974 hard R1974 buddy movie1975 sci-fi1977 mondo1979 hack-and-slash1981 microbudget1981 hack-and-slay1982 slice-and-dice1982 fly on the wall1983 psychotronic1983 noirish1985 Mad Max1986 stoner1987 bonkbusting1993 straight to DVD1997 1949 N. Mitford Love in Cold Climate i. vi. 61 I had been throwing an occasional glance in their direction, wondering what it could all be about and wishing I could be a fly on the wall to hear them. 1971 A. Sampson New Anat. Brit. xii. 239 I spent a week inside the department, overhearing committees and meetings as a fly on the wall. 1983 Listener 10 Feb. 8/3 The ‘fly-on-the-wall’ technique, so successful elsewhere, would not overcome this problem. 1985 M. R. D. Meek Split Second vi. 38 ‘What did you wheedle out of Maggie?’ ‘Well..she was no fly on the wall, but there have to be letters, documents, papers to be typed.’ 1986 City Limits 12 June 23 This is a film that has tried hard not to impinge its identity on its subject, using a fly on the wall approach. < as lemmas |
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