悬念

xuán niàn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

悬念是指观看或阅读过程中对故事情节发展产生的期待和疑问的心理状态。

Suspense is a psychological state of expectation and uncertainty about the development of a story during viewing or reading.

常用于描述电影、小说、戏剧等叙事作品中让人紧张期待的情节安排。

Commonly used to describe plot arrangements in narrative works such as movies, novels, and plays that create tension and anticipation.

1 这部悬疑片悬念迭起，让人欲罢不能。 (This suspense film is full of twists and turns, making it hard to stop watching.)
2 导演在结尾处留下了一个悬念，为续集做铺垫。 (The director left a cliffhanger at the end to set up the sequel.)
3 故事中的每个悬念都得到了合理的解释。 (Every suspense in the story was reasonably explained.)
4 读者被小说的悬念深深吸引，一口气读完了整本书。 (Readers were deeply attracted by the novel's suspense and finished the entire book in one sitting.)
5 这部电影最成功的地方在于它始终保持着悬念。 (The most successful aspect of this movie is that it maintains suspense throughout.)

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