| 单词 |
by-plot |
| 释义 |
by-plot|ˈbaɪplɒt| Also bye-. [f. by- 3 a, c, d + plot.] †1. An outlying plot of ground. Obs.
1577–87Harrison Descr. Brit. xix. 114 Ech surveior amendeth such by-plots and lanes as seeme best for his own commoditie. 2. A subordinate plot by the side of the main one; a plot within a plot.
1850Merivale Rom. Emp. (1865) III. xxiv. 93 In an era of revolution there are always by-plots..parallel..with the main action of the drama. 1859Kingsley Misc. II. 121 This bye-plot runs through the play. |

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