单词 | denouement |
释义 | denouement /day'nooh mahonn"/, n. 1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel. 2. the place in the plot at which this occurs. 3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences. Also, dénouement. [1745-55; < F: lit., an untying, equiv. to dénouer to untie, OF desnoer (des- DE- + noer to knot < L nodare, deriv. of nodus knot) + -ment -MENT] Syn. 3. solution, conclusion, end, upshot. |
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