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peripeteia [ˌperɪpə'ti:ə]

n. （戏剧、小说、生活等中的）情节的突然转变;

例句:

  • A peripeteia swiftly turns a routine sequence of events into a story worth telling.
    剧情的突变,将老套的情节迅速变成一个值得一说的故事.