MacGuffin

发音

UK /məˈɡʌf.ɪn/
US /məˈɡʌf.ɪn/

词形变化

MacGuffins 复数 MacGuffins

别名

McGuffin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A plot element or other device used to catch the audience's attention and maintain suspense, but whose exact nature has fairly little influence over the storyline.

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name
  1. 1.

    A surname.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

McGuffin

词源

Used by Alfred Hitchcock, as an arbitrary Scottish surname. The actual name comes from Ulster: Mc- (“son of”) + Irish dubh (“black”) + Irish Fionn (literally “fairheaded”). See also Wikipedia's MacGuffin § History and use.

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