police procedural
noun[CorU]
uk/pəˌliːs prəˈsiː.dʒər.əl/us/pəˌliːs prəˈsiː.dʒɚ.əl/atypeofnovelordramaabout how thepoliceinvestigateandsolveacrime, or anovel,film, ortelevisionprogrammeof thistype:
(从警方侦查案件角度铺叙的)疑案小说(电影、电视节目等)Thefilmis amixtureofpoliceproceduralandpsychologicalthriller.本片是一部疑案片和心理惊悚片的混合体。
It is acrimenovel- apoliceproceduralto be moreaccurate.这是一部犯罪小说,更准确地说,是一部疑案小说。
- "Absolution" is apoliceproceduralabout thesearchfor akiller.
- It'spartpoliceprocedural,partmonstermovie.
- Thepoliceproceduralaspectof thefilmisfascinating.
Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- Afrofuturism
- allegorical
- allegory
- anime
- autobiographical
- computer-animated
- cyberpunk
- episodic
- Gothic
- kitchen-sink
- melodrama
- prosy
- pulpy
- satirical
- science fiction
- self-referential
- SFF
- shoot-em-up
- smash