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peripety

/pəˈrɪp.ə.ti/

翻译: 指命运或境遇的突然、意外的转变或逆转,尤指文学作品中情节的急剧转折。

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noun

/pəˈrɪp.ə.ti/C2formal
  • zh指命运或境遇的突然、意外的转变或逆转,尤指文学作品中情节的急剧转折。

A noun referring to a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reversal of circumstances, especially in a literary work.

  1. Sudden change of fortuneC2formal

    A sudden and unexpected reversal of circumstances or fortune, especially in a literary work.

    zh突变

    • The play's climax featured a dramatic peripety when the hero lost everything.
    • In the novel, the peripety occurs when the protagonist discovers the truth.
    • The story's peripety left the audience in shock.

    同义词peripeteiareversalturn of eventsturnabouttwistvicissitude

词形
  • peripeties plural form
  • peripeties' possessive plural form
  • peripety's possessive singular form