film noir

noun

🔊/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑː(r)/

🔊/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑːr/

(plural films noirs

🔊/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑː(r)/

🔊/ˌfɪlm ˈnwɑːr/

)

(from French)

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[uncountable] a style of making films in which there are strong feelings of fear or evil; a film made in this style黑色电影（充满恐惧、邪恶色彩）Topics Film and theatrec2 compare noir
Word OriginFrench, literally ‘black film’.