| 释义 |
epit·a·sis
\ə̇11 pid.əsə̇s\ noun
(plural epita·ses \-əˌsēz\)
Etymology: Greek, literally, stretching, increase in intensity, from epiteinein to stretch upon, stretch over, from epi- + teinein to stretch — more at thin
: the part of a play developing the main action and leading to the catastrophe — compare catastasis, protasis |