plotline
plotline — 名詞
- plotlinesingular
- plotlinesplural
1. the line of events that carries a story forward, especially in a book, film, tel
故事線
小說或影劇事件發展的主線
the line of events that carries a story forward, especially in a book, film, television series, or game
Nikhil said the plotline became stronger once the missing sister returned home.
Nikhil 說，那位失蹤的姊姊一回家，故事線就變得更有力了。
plotline becomes stronger after a key return
By episode four, the plotline about the hospital fire finally made sense.
到第四集時，那條關於醫院火災的故事線終於說得通了。
pattern: the plotline about [event]
Hana lost interest because the romantic plotline kept delaying the murder case.
Hana 因為那條愛情故事線一直拖慢謀殺案的發展，就失去興趣了。
The game lets players change one plotline while the others continue unchanged.
這款遊戲讓玩家改變其中一條故事線，同時讓其他故事線照常發展。
pattern: change one plotline while others continue
Our teacher asked us to trace the plotline from opening scene to the trial.
老師要我們從開場那一幕一路追到審判那場戲，理清故事線。
- main plotline
- romantic plotline
- follow the plotline
- change the plotline
- secondary plotline
- storyline
is very close, but it can more easily refer to the main story as a whole
- plot
is broader and often means the complete structure of events in the work
- narrative thread
is more literary and stresses one connected strand inside a longer work
文法句型
a plotline about something
follow the plotline
main plotline
用法筆記
Often used for one strand inside a larger story, especially when several characters or themes develop at once. If you mean the whole event structure of the work, plot is often the broader word.