de·noue·ment, dé·noue·ment /deɪˈnuːmɒŋ/ n. 1. (小说、戏剧等的)结局，收场；结局(或收场)的段落 2. (一连串复杂事件的)结果；解决 wait by the eighteenth green to see the denouement 等在第十八穴球区看高尔夫球赛最后结果 [Fr: an untying < dénouer to untie < OFr desnoer < des- de- + noer to tie, knot < L nōdāre to tie < nōdus knot¹]