scenario

scenario
[sɪˈnɑːrɪəʊ]
(pl. -os)
  1. a written outline of a film, novel, or stage work giving details of the plot and individual scenes
    (电影或舞台剧的)脚本,剧情概要;(小说的)梗概
    imagine the scenarios for four short stories.
    设想四篇短篇小说的梗概。
    ■a postulated sequence or development of events
    假想中的事态发展情况
    a possible scenario is that he was attacked after opening the front door.
    一种想象的可能情况是他打开前门后遭到袭击。
    ■a setting, in particular for a work of art or literature
    (艺术或文学作品中的)场景
    the scenario is World War Two.
    场景是第二次世界大战。
语源
  1. late 19th cent.: from Italian, from Latin scena 'scene'
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