storyline

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storyline — 名詞

  • storylinesingular
  • storylinesplural

1. the connected sequence of major events that forms the main thread of a novel, fi

1.名詞B1
釋義

劇情

故事或戲劇中一連串主要事件

the connected sequence of major events that forms the main thread of a novel, film, television drama, or theatrical play — for example, a detective's hunt for a killer or a family's struggle through hard times.

例句

Wei found the novel's storyline confusing because the scenes kept jumping between different decades.

Wei 覺得這本小說的劇情很混亂，因為場景不斷在不同年代之間跳來跳去。

possessive + storyline (the novel's storyline)

The film's storyline follows a young nurse who moves to a remote mountain village.

這部電影的劇情講述一名年輕護理師搬到偏遠山村的故事。

storyline + follows + character / place

常見搭配
  • main storyline
  • central storyline
  • complex storyline
  • simple storyline
  • tight storyline
  • confusing storyline
  • predictable storyline
  • follow the storyline
  • storyline follows
  • storyline unfolds
  • storyline jumps
同義詞
  • plot

    the most direct synonym; 'plot' can also include the cause-effect logic between events, whereas 'storyline' is more about the chronological thread

  • narrative

    broader — includes the way the story is told, not just the events themselves

  • story arc

    focuses on the development and change that happens over the course of the story

  • plotline

    often refers to one strand within a larger or multi-threaded story

文法句型

storyline of + noun

possessive + storyline

adjective + storyline

storyline + verb (follows, jumps, unfolds)

用法筆記

Often appears with a possessive determiner ('the film's storyline') or in the pattern 'storyline of + noun'. The definite article 'the' is common before 'storyline' when referring to a specific work.

常見錯誤

The storyline of the movie is about two brothers fighting.
The story of the movie is about two brothers fighting.
'storyline' means the sequence of events, not the general subject or premise. Use 'story' or 'plot' for a one-line summary of what the work is about.
I didn't understand the storyline's meaning.
I didn't understand the meaning of the storyline.
For non-possessive relationships, use 'of' rather than attaching an additional possessive to 'storyline'.

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常用片語

  • follow the storyline
  • the main storyline
  • the central storyline
  • a complex storyline
  • a straightforward storyline

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