单词 | plot twist |
释义 | > as lemmasplot twist plot twist n. an unexpected turn of events in a work of fiction, etc.; = twist n.1 21c. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [noun] > cause of surprise > turn in plot plot twist1920 twist1941 zinger1954 twisteroo1963 1920 Los Angeles Times 16 Aug. ii. 8/2 So far as it makes much of the lesser circumstances and plot twists, it is great. 1962 G. N. Fenin & W. K. Everson Western xiv. 268 A neat plot twist of writer Jules Furthman had Sheriff Pat Garrett..actually aiding in a deceptive plot by burying another body in Billy's name. 2001 Premiere Nov. 98/3 With its gratuitous nudity..and wildly over-the-top plot twists, the movie just seems guilty of the very things it claims to criticize. < as lemmas |
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