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。
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。
- 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.