coup de théâtre

短语

发音

/ˌkuː.də.teɪˈɑː.tɹə/

词形变化

coups de théâtre 复数 coups de théâtre

别名

coup de theatre

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A sudden or unexpected event in a play, pulled off by the author, the director, or even an actor.

    This may be due to the fact that Aeschylus, in the last play of the Oresteia (458 B.C.), brings him to Athens to stand trial for his mother's murder--a coup de théâtre that would have been spoiled if he had come from there in the first place.

  2. 2.

    A theatrical trick or gesture, something staged for dramatic effect.

词源

Borrowed from French coup de théâtre.

来源：wiktionary