transferred and figurative. In various applications: those portions of a story, a literary work, or the like, which are designedly less brilliant…
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| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [noun] > vicissitude > vicissitudes (4) light and shade1733 transferred and figurative. In various applications: those portions of a story, a literary work, or the like, which are designedly less brilliant… up and down1775 Alternate rise and fall, esp. figurative in respect of position, fortune, etc.; variation of condition, lot, or circumstances. twists and turns1853 A turning aside, a deviation; also figurative a change of circumstances, vicissitude; in quot. 1884, the twisting flight of a snipe; also, a point… Snakes and Ladders1930 figurative. A series of unpredictable successes and setbacks. Hence snake-and-ladder adj. |
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