synopsis

名词 n.
/sɪˈnɒpsɪs/    /sɪˈnɑpsɪs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
    — The following Synopsis is intended as a monograph of those species of the order hitherto discovered…
  2. A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
  3. A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.

词形变化

synopses plural

词源

From Late Latin synopsis, itself from Ancient Greek σύνοψις (súnopsis), from σύν (sún, “with or whole”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “view”) meaning whole view.
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