spoiler
spoiler — 名詞
- spoilersingular
- spoilersplural
1. information that reveals key details about a film, book, TV show, or game before
劇透
提前揭露影劇關鍵情節的資訊
information that reveals key details about a film, book, TV show, or game before someone has had the chance to experience it, which can ruin the surprise
Amara accidentally gave away a huge spoiler about the final episode during lunch.
Amara 在午餐時不小心說出了最後一集的大劇透。
collocation: huge spoiler
Kwame warned his friends that his review contained spoilers for the new mystery film.
Kwame 提醒朋友們，他的評論含有那部新懸疑片的劇透。
The article opened with a spoiler warning so new viewers could look away in time.
文章開頭就有劇透警告，讓新觀眾能及時避開。
Siti begged her brother not to share any spoilers before she watched the season finale.
Siti 哀求哥哥在她看完本季最後一集之前，不要透露任何劇透。
Even a minor spoiler in the trailer took away the film's best surprise.
預告片裡即使只是一個小劇透，也奪走了電影最精彩的那份驚喜。
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 4: this sense is about revealing plot details, not about competing media products. Often used with 'alert' or 'warning'.
常見錯誤
2. a flat panel fitted to a vehicle or plane wing that changes how air flows around
擾流板
汽車或飛機上控制氣流的部件
a flat panel fitted to a vehicle or plane wing that changes how air flows around it, helping to keep it steady or slow it down
The racing car's rear spoiler kept it pressed against the track at top speed.
賽車的後擾流板讓它在高速行駛時緊貼賽道。
collocation: rear spoiler
Fatima watched the spoilers on the plane's wings rise just before landing.
Fatima 看著機翼上的擾流板在降落前升起。
Mei-Lin added a sleek black spoiler to the back of her sports car.
Mei-Lin 在她的跑車後方加裝了一個流線型的黑色擾流板。
When the pilot raised the spoilers, the aircraft began to lose height.
飛行員升起擾流板後，飛機開始下降高度。
A damaged spoiler can make a car feel unstable at motorway speeds.
損壞的擾流板會讓汽車在高速公路上行駛時感覺不穩。
- air dam
specifically refers to a front air deflector on a car, while spoiler usually refers to the rear one
3. an election candidate with almost no hope of victory, whose presence on the ball
攪局候選人
雖難勝選但足以影響結果的參選者
an election candidate with almost no hope of victory, whose presence on the ballot nevertheless draws enough support away from a front-runner to alter the outcome
Nadia ran as a spoiler candidate and took enough votes to tip the election.
Nadia 以攪局候選人身分參選，並拿下足夠票數扭轉了選情。
collocation: spoiler candidate
The party knew its nominee was a spoiler but hoped to force a runoff.
該黨知道自己的提名人是攪局候選人，但仍希望藉此促成第二輪投票。
Omar's campaign aimed to act as a spoiler by drawing votes away from the mayor.
Omar 的競選活動旨在扮演攪局候選人，從市長那裡吸走選票。
Political analysts warned that the third-party spoiler could hand the election to the opposition.
政治分析師警告，第三黨的攪局候選人可能把選舉拱手讓給反對黨。
Elena voted for the spoiler candidate as a protest against both main parties.
Elena 投票給攪局候選人，作為對兩大黨的抗議。
- third-party candidate
broader term; not all third-party candidates function as spoilers
- protest candidate
emphasises the voter's motivation rather than the electoral effect
用法筆記
Used mainly in electoral politics. The spoiler candidate's effect is measured not by their own votes but by how they shift the balance between the leading candidates.
4. a book, article, film, or programme rushed out to pull public attention away fro
搶風頭作品
為搶走競爭者關注度而推出的作品
a book, article, film, or programme rushed out to pull public attention away from a competitor's similar release
The studio released a spoiler documentary just days before the rival film opened.
片廠在對手電影上映前幾天，推出了一部搶風頭的紀錄片。
collocation: spoiler documentary
Ingrid's publisher rushed out a spoiler biography the same week a rival book appeared.
Ingrid 的出版社在對手書籍上市同一週，火速推出了一本搶風頭的傳記。
Channel Four aired a spoiler interview to steal attention from the BBC's new drama.
第四頻道播出了一場搶風頭的專訪，試圖轉移 BBC 新劇的關注度。
The magazine's spoiler feature on the scandal appeared a day before the official report.
該雜誌的搶風頭醜聞專題在官方報告出爐前一天就刊登了。
Diego called the rushed documentary a spoiler meant to undercut the festival's main film.
Diego 稱這部倉促推出的紀錄片是搶風頭作品，目的在削弱影展主片的聲勢。
- rival release
a more neutral term without the aggressive connotation of spoiler
用法筆記
Common in media and publishing contexts. The spoiler is the competing product itself, not information about a product.