| 单词 | trilogy |
| 释义 | trilogy (once / 5493 pages) n If you’ve just started a trilogy of books, you’ll be reading for a while. A trilogy is something that has three parts, so you'll have three books to read. You can see the tri-, meaning "three," in trilogy. The word originates from the Greek word trilogia, meaning "series of three related tragedies performed at Athens at the festival of Dionysus." Today, you can use trilogy to describe three of anything, such as a trilogy of movies that has the same characters, settings, and themes. WORD FAMILYtrilogy: trilogies USAGE EXAMPLESFisher, who died at the age of 60 on Tuesday, rose to fame in the role of Princess Leia in the original trilogy. Time(Dec 27, 2016) She followed up this year with a memoir, “The Princess Diarist,” based on diaries she kept while filming the original Star Wars trilogy. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Fisher appeared in the original Star Wars trilogy and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, a sequel released last year. BBC(Dec 24, 2016) n a set of three literary or dramatic works related in subject or theme Hyper triad, trio, triple, triplet a set of three similar things considered as a unit |
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