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synopsis

noun
🔊/sɪˈnɒpsɪs/
🔊/sɪˈnɑːpsɪs/
(plural synopses
🔊/sɪˈnɒpsiːz/
🔊/sɪˈnɑːpsiːz/
)
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  1. a summary of a piece of writing, a play, etc.（著作、剧本等的）大纲，提要，概要，梗概
    • The programme gives a brief synopsis of the plot.该程序提供了该情节的简要提要。
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from sun- ‘together’ + opsis ‘seeing’.