tearjerker

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending. informal
    — Renamed in honor of the tube tearjerker, the work wondrously went on to become the most recognized theme in all of soapdom.

词形变化

tearjerkers plural tear-jerker alternative tear jerker alternative

词源

From tear + jerker, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.
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