Reader's Digest, ９月号のWord Power、ハリウッド映画用語特集にあった問題です。
ハリウッドの映画業界での "sleeper" の意味は次ぎのどれでしょう？
A: film that builds success slowly
B: silent joke
C: bedroom scene
答えはAで、RDにあった例文は：
But it became the summer's sleeper after winning the grand prize on "America's Funniest Home Videos."
でした。 辞書にこのような用例があるか調べてみます。
・OneLook Quick Definitions an unexpected hit ("That movie was the sleeper of the summer")
・Dictionary.com: something or someone that becomes unexpectedly successful or important after a period of being unnoticed, ignored, or considered unpromising or a failure: The play was the sleeper of the season.
・Movie Terminology Glossary: AKA: Sleeper Hit; An unpromising or unpublicized movie that suddenly attains prominence and success.
ハリウッドの映画業界での "sleeper" の意味は次ぎのどれでしょう？
A: film that builds success slowly
B: silent joke
C: bedroom scene
答えはAで、RDにあった例文は：
But it became the summer's sleeper after winning the grand prize on "America's Funniest Home Videos."
でした。 辞書にこのような用例があるか調べてみます。
・OneLook Quick Definitions an unexpected hit ("That movie was the sleeper of the summer")
・Dictionary.com: something or someone that becomes unexpectedly successful or important after a period of being unnoticed, ignored, or considered unpromising or a failure: The play was the sleeper of the season.
・Movie Terminology Glossary: AKA: Sleeper Hit; An unpromising or unpublicized movie that suddenly attains prominence and success.
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