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grub street

/ˈɡrʌb striːt/

翻译: 原指伦敦的一条街(今米尔顿街),昔日贫穷作家和雇佣文人聚居于此。引申指为金钱而非艺术写作的雇佣文人、文学匠人和低劣新闻业。

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/ˈɡrʌb striːt/formalbritishart已废弃
  • zh原指伦敦的一条街(今米尔顿街),昔日贫穷作家和雇佣文人聚居于此。引申指为金钱而非艺术写作的雇佣文人、文学匠人和低劣新闻业。

A historical term referring to a street in London (now Milton Street) once inhabited by impoverished writers and literary hacks. By extension, it came to mean the world of hack writers, literary drudges, and low-quality journalism produced for money rather than art.

  1. Hack writers and literary workC2formalbritish

    A term referring to impoverished writers and the low-quality literary work they produce for money, originally from a street in London known for such writers.

    zh格拉布街

    • His novel was dismissed as mere Grub Street writing.
    • The magazine was filled with Grub Street articles of little merit.
    • She escaped the world of Grub Street by publishing a bestseller.