plot coupon

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An object sought by a character in a story in order to achieve some objective, having little purpose beyond advancing the plot. slang
    — […] pain to see Clute single-handedly tackle multi-volume fantasy extrusion-product, with its flimsy plot coupons and its stale eucatastrophes.

词形变化

plot coupons plural

词源

Coined by critic Nick Lowe.
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