| 单词 | peripeteia |
| 释义 | peripeteia[ per-uh-pi-tahy-uh, -tee-uh ] / ˌpɛr ə pɪˈtaɪ ə, -ˈti ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR peripeteia ON THESAURUS.COM nouna sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, especially in a literary work. Also per·i·pe·ti·a, pe·rip·e·ty [puh-rip-i-tee]. /pəˈrɪp ɪ ti/. Origin of peripeteia1585–95; <Greek peripéteia sudden change, equivalent to peripet(ḗs) literally, falling round (peri-peri- + pet-, base of píptein to fall) + -eia-y3 Words nearby peripeteiaperiovaritis, peripachymeningitis, peripancreatitis, peripatetic, peripatus, peripeteia, peripherad, peripheral, peripheral device, peripheral dysostosis, peripheralism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for peripeteiaperipeteia peripetia peripety (pəˈrɪpətɪ)/ (ˌpɛrɪpɪˈtaɪə, -ˈtɪə) / noun(esp in drama) an abrupt turn of events or reversal of circumstances Derived forms of peripeteiaperipeteian or peripetian, adjectiveWord Origin for peripeteiaC16: from Greek, from peri- + piptein to fall (to change suddenly, literally: to fall around) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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