1Used allusively to refer to the British film industry.
沃德街（指英国电影业）
the slogans worked better than anything dreamed up in Wardour Street
2as modifierDenoting the pseudo-archaic diction affected by some modern writers of historical novels.
（为某些现代历史小说家模仿的）仿古措辞
historical romances in Wardour Street prose
Origin
The name of a street in central London, formerly occupied mainly by dealers in antique furniture and more recently by the central offices of the British film industry.