epilogue英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

— In the play’s epilogue, the actor addressed the audience directly.
The performer who gives this speech
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword

— The novel ended with a short epilogue.
A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.

动词 v.

To conclude with an epilogue. transitive

词形变化

epilogues plural epilog alternative,US epilogues present,singular,third-person epiloguing participle,present epilogued participle,past epilogued past epilog alternative,US

词汇关系

近义词

endspeech

反义词

prologue

衍生词

epilogical epilogist epiloguize

词源

词源 1

Borrowed from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equivalent to epi- + -logue.

词源 2

Borrowed from Middle French epilogue, from Latin epilogus, from Ancient Greek ἐπίλογος (epílogos, “a conclusion, peroration of a speech, epilogue of a play”), from ἐπιλέγω (epilégō, “to say in addition”). Eclipsed Middle English lenvoie (“epilogue”) borrowed ultimately from Old French. Equivalent to epi- + -logue.