epilogue

/ˈepɪlɒɡ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈepɪlɔːɡ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈe-pə-ˌlȯg -ˌläg/ (ame, mw)

epilogue — noun

  • epiloguesingular
  • epiloguesplural

1. an extra part placed after the main story of a play, novel, or film, often showi

1.名詞C1
釋義

an extra part placed after the main story of a play, novel, or film, often showing where the people in the story end up some time later, or reflecting back on the events just shown — for example, a final chapter set ten years after a novel's main story.

例句

The novel's epilogue tells how Christopher and his sister rebuilt the family farm.

the epilogue of [literary work] + tells how-clause

Adina wrote a short epilogue explaining what happened to each character after the war.

wrote a short epilogue explaining + what-clause

同義詞
  • afterword

    very close in meaning; specifically a closing note in a book, usually by the author or editor.

  • postscript

    a short added note, often more informal and shorter than an epilogue.

  • coda

    a concluding section, especially in music or as a literary metaphor; more poetic than 'epilogue'.

反義詞
  • prologue

    the opening section, placed before the main action.

  • preface

    an author's introductory note at the very start of a book.

文法句型

the epilogue of [work]

in an epilogue

用法筆記

Subject is usually a literary or dramatic work (novel, play, film). Often appears in 'the epilogue of X' or 'in the epilogue'. Contrast with 'prologue', which sits before the main action.

常見錯誤

❌The book's epilogue comes before chapter one.
✅The book's prologue comes before chapter one.
💡an epilogue always comes at the end; the opening section is a prologue.
❌She made a long epilogue speech at the party.
✅She made a long closing speech at the party.
💡epilogue belongs to written or staged works, not to ordinary speeches.