| 单词 | peripetia |
| 释义 | peripetia (once / 2363863 pages) n WORD FAMILY peripetia USAGE EXAMPLESThere is neither plot, nor peripetia, nor characters, nor passions. Rameur, E., The Catholic World; Volume I, Issue...(2012) This, says Hafen Slawkenbergius, constitutes the Catastrophe or Peripetia of my tale—and that is the part of it I am going to relate. Sterne, Laurence, The Life and Opinions of Tristram S...(2012) "There is," he cries, "no peripetia in the tragedy, no change of fortune, no change at all." Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, Critical and Historical Essays, Vol...(2010) n a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work) Syn|Hyper peripeteia, peripety surprise a sudden unexpected event |
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