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词汇 peripety
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Definition of peripety in English:

peripety

noun pɪˈrɪpəti
  • 1Peripeteia.

  • 2Psychoanalysis. In Jungian theory: the third stage of a dream, in which the dream plot culminates in a decisive turning point or moment of crisis.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Aristotle's Art Poetrie. From post-classical Latin peripetia and its etymon ancient Greek περιπέτεια peripeteia; compare -y.

Definition of peripety in US English:

peripety

nounpɪˈrɪpəti
  • 1Peripeteia.

  • 2Psychoanalysis. In Jungian theory: the third stage of a dream, in which the dream plot culminates in a decisive turning point or moment of crisis.

Origin

Early 18th century; earliest use found in Aristotle's Art of Poetry. From post-classical Latin peripetia and its etymon ancient Greek περιπέτεια peripeteia; compare -y.

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