| 单词 | murder mystery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmurder mystery murder mystery n. a mystery involving murder; spec. a murder story, usually having a complicated plot which conceals the murderer's identity until the end. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > novel > [noun] > crime or detective novel murder mystery1880 detective story1883 crime novel1884 police novel1889 roman policier1896 true crime1923 detective novel1924 whodunit1930 tec1934 police procedural1957 procedural1963 whydunit1968 1880 Appletons' Jrnl. Nov. 470 During the first fifty pages the great murder mystery claims our whole attention. 1899 G. Ade Fables in Slang 198 The Book that begins with a Murder Mystery. 1960 W. H. Auden Homage to Clio 26 The sin of Gluttony Is ranked among the Deadly Seven, but in murder mysteries One can be sure the gourmet Didn't do it. 1994 Leisure Managem. Sept. 33/1 Hiking and white water rafting are usually associated with activity holidays, but how about a murder mystery weekend? < as lemmas |
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