/'ʒɑ:nrə; `ʒɑnrə/
n particular style or kind, esp of works of art or literature grouped according to their form or subject matter 种类; 类型; （尤指按形式或主题划分的文艺作品的）风格, 体裁
*The novel and short story are different genres. 长篇小说和短篇故事是不同的类别.

n[C]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French;Origin:Old French gendre; GENDER]
formal a particular type of art, writing, music etc, which has certain features that all examples of this type share
genre of
　a new genre of filmmaking
　a literary genre