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epilogue

UK/'epilɒg/US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A concluding section at the end of a book, play, or film

结语;尾声;收场白

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
epi-upon, over, near
+
logueword, speech, reason; study of
=epilogue

epi- (upon, after) + logue (logos = speech) = the words added after the story ends. The mirror image of prologue.

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Common Collocations

  • 1.a brief epilogue简短的尾声
  • 2.in the epilogue在结语中
  • 3.add an epilogue加上结语

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    An epilogue tells us what happened to the characters years later.

  • 2.

    She added a brief epilogue thanking her readers.

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