genre

noun

1. a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

2. a kind of literary or artistic work

3. an expressive style of music

Synonym: music genremusical genremusical style

4. a style of expressing yourself in writing

Synonym: writing styleliterary genre

1. （文学、绘画、音乐、电影等艺术作品的）体裁，类型
A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics.

e.g. ...his love of films and novels in the horror genre.
他对恐怖电影和恐怖小说的热衷

1. 门类：小说类还可进一步分为很多门类(genre). 小说(novel)是小说类书籍里最常见的形式,通常包括情节(plot)、背景(setting)、主题(theme)与人物(characters). 在非小说类中,提供各种信息(information)的类别叫参考书(reference book).