pot boiler

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

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pot boilernoun

  • 1

    derogatoryA creative work of low quality (book, art, etc.), produced merely to earn a living or for profit, as opposed to serious creative expression.

    • Arists and novelists of a certain stamp joke about ‘pot-boilers’, the name facetiously given to hasty, worthless pictures and books[…]
    • No man is a success in business unless he loves his work. The picture the artist paints for love is his greatest work. The pot-boiler is always something to live down.
  • 2

    archaeologyhistoryhuman-sciencesA stone used to transfer heat from a fire into a vessel of water, so as to heat the contents.

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