peripety

英[pə'rɪpɪtiː] 美[pə'rɪpɪtiː]
  • n.突变
  • peripatetic n.巡行者;巡游adj.巡游的;兼职的Peripatetic.n.亚里士多德信徒adj.亚里士多德学派的
  • service n.服务;发球;服役;公务部门;礼拜仪式;(车辆、机器等定期的)维修v.保养;维护;提供服务;支付(借款)利息
  • speech n.演说;演讲;言语;语言能力
  • therapy n.疗法;治疗
Noun:
  1. a sudden and unexpected change of fortune or reverse of circumstances (especially in a literary work);

    "a peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling"

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