Word · Frequency #26409
epilogues
尾声；后记
epilogues is the plural of epilogue.
A short section added at the end of a literary work, such as a book, that concludes or comments on the story; an afterword.
- 1.
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
剧终时直接对观众说的简短道白。
- 2.
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
戏剧结尾时演员向观众直接说的简短讲话(常为诗体)
- 3.
The performer who gives this speech
表演这段道白的演员。
- 4.
a short passage added at the end of a literary work
文学作品末尾附加的简短段落
- 5.
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
文学作品结尾的简短演说或脚本；后记。
- 6.
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
计算机程序中准备从例程返回的组件。
（戏剧的）收场白；尾声；致收场白的演员；（程序的）返回准备部分；剧终时直接对观众说的简短道白。；戏剧结尾时演员向观众直接说的简短讲话(常为诗体)
In use
After the play ended, the actor delivered an epilogue directly to the audience.
The novel includes an epilogue that reveals what happened to the characters years later.
Some movies have epilogues after the credits that tease a sequel.
the epilogue told what eventually happened to the main characters
the epilogue to [work]
to 后接作品名称，说明是哪部作品的尾声或后记。
The epilogue to the novel explains what happens to the main character.
这部小说的后记交代了主人公后来的遭遇。
in the epilogue, [clause]
in the epilogue 作状语，常放在句首，表示在作品结尾的部分。
In the epilogue, the author thanks her family and friends.
Connections
Collocations
- write an epilogue
- 写后记
- The author decided to write an epilogue to answer readers' questions.作者决定写一篇后记来回答读者的问题。
- an epilogue to the novel
- 小说的后记
- The epilogue to the novel reveals the fate of every character.这部小说的后记揭示了每个人物的命运。
- in the epilogue
- 在尾声里
- In the epilogue, the narrator looks back on his childhood.在尾声里，叙述者回顾了自己的童年。
- a fitting epilogue
- 恰当的收尾
- The final chapter serves as a fitting epilogue to her career.最后一章为她的职业生涯画上了一个恰当的句号。
- deliver the epilogue
- 念收场白
- At the end of the play, the lead actor delivers the epilogue.剧终时，主演念收场白。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 epilogue 就想到剧终幕落，演员向观众致收场白，或书末的后记——记住它总在结尾。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学评论、戏剧演出、计算机编程 该词通常用于书面或较为正式的语境，尤其多见于小说、剧本的结尾部分，以及文学评论、戏剧分析中；在计算机领域则作为专业术语使用。比较常见于阅读和写作场景，日常口语中不常出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -logue 结尾，且末尾发音都是 /lɔɡ/，但重音都在第一个音节，且重读元音不同，因此它们与 epilogue 并不押韵。例如 epilogue /ˈɛpəˌlɔɡ/ 的重读元音是 /ɛ/，而 dialogue /ˈdaɪəˌlɔɡ/ 的重读元音是 /aɪ/。注意 analogue 在美式英语中常拼作 analog，读音不变。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.