plot hole

/ˈplɑːt hoʊl/· noun

人文/文化/社会B2

plot hole
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Chinese meaning

剧jù情qíng漏lòu洞dòng

故gù事shì情qíng节jié的de逻luó辑jí漏lòu洞dòng

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文wén中zhōng指zhǐ:细xì节jié不bú是shì漏lòu洞dòng,反fǎn而ér更gèng巧qiǎo妙miào

Example

But instead of a plot hole, the detail he found actually makes the maneuver more impressive

但dàn他tā发fā现xiàn的de这zhè个ge细xì节jié非fēi但dàn不bú是shì剧jù情qíng漏lòu洞dòng,反fǎn而ér让ràng这zhè招zhāo机jī动dòng战zhàn术shù显xiǎn得de更gèng厉lì害hài。

Source: Ars Technica · 10 Sep 2026

Background ✎

巴bā西xī物wù理lǐ学xué家jiā阿ā尔ěr维wéi斯sī重chóng新xīn分fēn析xī《星xīng际jì迷mí航háng》里lǐ皮pí卡kǎ德dé舰jiàn长zhǎng的de经jīng典diǎn机jī动dòng战zhàn术shù,发fā现xiàn编biān剧jù当dāng年nián没méi注zhù意yì到dào的de一yí个gè物wù理lǐ细xì节jié——它tā不bù仅jǐn没méi造zào成chéng剧jù情qíng漏lòu洞dòng,反fǎn而ér让ràng这zhè招zhāo战zhàn术shù更gèng巧qiǎo妙miào,还hái顺shùn带dài能néng讲jiǎng解jiě相xiāng对duì论lùn里lǐ的de冷lěng门mén知zhī识shí点diǎn。

Roots · etymology

现代复合词,源自影评术语

  • plot(情节)+ hole(漏洞/破绽)

Collocations

  • spot a plot hole / point out a plot hole / plug a plot hole

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