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afterpiece

/af-ter-pees, ahf-/US // ˈæf tərˌpis, ˈɑf- //UK // (ˈɑːftəˌpiːs) //

残片,残件,售后服务,残篇

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a short dramatic piece performed after a featured play.

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Examples

  • On this fateful date, the feature had been completed and the afterpiece was being enacted.

  • There was an afterpiece to the play; what had very nearly been a tragedy developing into something resembling a farce.

  • The tragedy of the gallows was followed by a short afterpiece.

  • They waited for the afterpiece, enjoyed a pasty and a bottle of Beaune, and went away laughing cozily together.

  • He strolled into the Adelphi, and felt savage at the pathos of the play, and the fun of the afterpiece.