| 单词 | midlist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmidlist midlist adj. Publishing (chiefly U.S.) designating books or authors unlikely to achieve more than moderate commercial success. ΚΠ 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 9 Oct. d1/3 The biggest disappointments have been middle-list titles, the source of what one editor calls publishing's ‘mid-list crisis’. Many editors have lost their jobs. 1987 Writer's Digest May 55/3 We are looking for serious nonfiction that falls between the cracks—books that may be too midlist for trade houses. 2000 N.Y. Times 23 July 66/1 I have enjoyed a perfectly respectable career as a literary novelist. If you looked up ‘midlist author’ in the dictionary, you might find a tiny black-and-white picture of me in the margin. < as lemmas |
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