unspool, subplot. 例1 But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life's work. 例1 But a fact that she hid from the public threatened to unspool her entire life's work. 例2 whose respective families’ rivalries and friendships unspool over nearly 450 provocative, subplot-mad pages.

 

英文學習unspool, subplot. whose respective families’ rivalries and friendships unspool over nearly 450 provocative, subplot-mad pages.

On Beauty

Zadie Smith 2005

Consider it a bold reinvention of “Howards End,” or take Smith’s sprawling third novel as its own golden thing: a tale of two professors — one proudly liberal, the other staunchly right-wing — whose respective families’ rivalries and friendships unspool over nearly 450 provocative, subplot-mad pages.

論美麗

扎迪史密斯 2005

可以將其視為《霍華德莊園》的大膽改造，或者將史密斯龐大的第三部小說視為自己的黃金之物：講述了兩位教授的故事——一位自豪的自由派，另一位堅定的右翼——??他們各自家庭的競爭和友誼的故事，在近乎450頁中展開，引人入勝，支線劇情繁雜(provocative, subplot-mad) 。

To unspool means to unwind or unravel something that is wrapped tightly around a cylinder or reel, such as film, yarn, or a cable. Figuratively, it is used to describe a story, event, or situation smoothly unfolding, or conversely, a plan or a person's mental control falling apart. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]   「unspool」指的是將緊緊纏繞在圓筒或捲軸上的物體（例如膠片、紗線或電纜）展開或解開。比喻義上，它用來形容故事、事件或情況順利展開，或者反過來，形容計劃或個人的精神控制崩潰。

Subplot Definition & Meaning

Merriam-Webster

https://www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › subplot

1. a subordinate plot in fiction or drama 2. a subdivision of an experimental plot of land Examples of subplot in a Sentence

A subplot can be a single scene, but they can and typically tend to consist of multiple scenes spread throughout the main plot. So let's say ...

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小說或戲劇中的從屬情節 2. 土地實驗地塊的細分 句子中的次情節範例

unspool

/ʌnˈspuːl/

verb

1. unwind or cause to unwind from or as if from a spool.

   "he unspooled the tape from the casing"

   • (of a film) be screened.
   • screen (a film).

解線軸

/ʌnˈspuːl/

動詞

從線軸上鬆開或導致從線軸上鬆開或好像從線軸上鬆開。

“他把膠帶從外殼上解開”

（電影）放映。

螢幕（電影）。