Word
whodunits
侦探小说；推理作品；侦探片
whodunits is the plural of whodunit.
核心释义
a story, play, or film about a crime, usually murder, presented as a mystery
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侦探小说或戏剧
A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
侦探小说或戏剧；侦探小说；惊险刺激读物
用法In use
I stayed up late last night reading a clever whodunit set in a small English village.
用法提示：whodunit 为可数名词，此处指侦探小说。
This whodunit keeps you guessing until the very last page, and I didn't guess the murderer at all.
用法提示：whodunit 作主语，指一部推理作品。
She has written several whodunits, and her latest one is being made into a film.
用法提示：whodunits 为复数形式，指多部侦探小说。
a whodunit
I stayed up all night reading a thrilling whodunit.
我熬夜读了一本扣人心弦的侦探小说。
plural whodunits
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a classic whodunit
- 一部经典侦探小说
- This novel is a classic whodunit with a surprising ending.这部小说是一部经典侦探小说，结局出人意料。
- read a whodunit
- 读侦探小说
- I like to read a whodunit on the train.我喜欢在火车上读侦探小说。
- watch a whodunit
- 看侦探剧
- We watched a whodunit last night and guessed the murderer early.我们昨晚看了一部侦探剧，而且很早就猜出了凶手。
- a gripping whodunit
- 一部扣人心弦的侦探作品
- The movie is a gripping whodunit that keeps you guessing.这部电影扣人心弦，让你一直猜不到凶手。
- the whodunit genre
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
读作“who done it（谁干的）”，记侦探小说就是追查“谁干的”这一核心悬念。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：书评与影评、侦探小说讨论、日常对话 whodunit 属于非正式（口语化）说法，多用于书评、影评或和朋友谈论侦探故事；在正式写作中通常改用 detective story、mystery novel 等表达。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
无常见单字与 whodunit 完全押韵。done、dun 读 /dʌn/，与 whodunit 的重读部分 /dʌn/ 音同；knit 读 /nɪt/，与 whodunit 词尾 /nɪt/ 相同。注意 unit（/ˈjuːnɪt/）和 bonnet（/ˈbɒnɪt/）只是拼写相似，读音并不押韵；sunny（/ˈsʌni/）有相近的 /ʌn/，但结尾不同。
一起学习词形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.