MacGuffin

名词 n. 专有名词
中文释义
英 /məˈɡʌf.ɪn/    美 /məˈɡʌf.ɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — " […] But we wound up realizing you really can't top yourself. You just tell a different story and hope the new MacGuffin is as compelling as the last MacGuffin."
专有名词
  1. A surname.

词形变化

MacGuffins plural McGuffin alternative MacGuffins plural McGuffin alternative

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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