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词汇 eucatastrophe
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Definition of eucatastrophe in English:

eucatastrophe

noun ˌjuːkəˈtastrəfiˌyo͞okəˈtastrəfē
rare
  • A sudden and favourable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending.

    〈罕〉美满结局

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Nowadays, a vulnerable hero can suffer and achieve his mission, can protect and serve through pain and death because Christ's eucatastrophe brought about a revolution in literature.
    • Tolkien called the gospel account the ‘eucatastrophe’, the happiest of all tragedies, because it satisfies the human heart's deepest yearnings, including the desire for an epic mythology.

Origin

1944: first recorded in a letter by J. R. R Tolkien, who apparently coined the term; from eu- + catastrophe.

Definition of eucatastrophe in US English:

eucatastrophe

nounˌyo͞okəˈtastrəfē
rare
  • A sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending.

    〈罕〉美满结局

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Tolkien called the gospel account the ‘eucatastrophe’, the happiest of all tragedies, because it satisfies the human heart's deepest yearnings, including the desire for an epic mythology.
    • Nowadays, a vulnerable hero can suffer and achieve his mission, can protect and serve through pain and death because Christ's eucatastrophe brought about a revolution in literature.

Origin

1944: first recorded in a letter by J. R. R Tolkien, who apparently coined the term; from eu- + catastrophe.

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