| 词汇 | retcon |
| 释义 | retcon noun[ C or U ] theatre & film specializeduk /ˈret.kɒn/ us /ˈret.kɑːn/ a piece of new information given in a film, television series, etc. that changes, or gives a different way of understanding, what has gone before. Retcon is short for "retroactive continuity": 追溯修订，连贯性重设（Retroactive Continuity 的简略说法，指的对电影等虚构作品中之前的故事进行补充与修正） Retcons are usually done for the sake of the plot at hand. The scenes set in 1000 in "Selfless" are basically retcon. It isn't a total retcon. I never considered Anya's human past a retcon. The Sentry started out as an enormous retcon. Broadcasting in general airplay airtime airwaves audio described audio description carry edition executive producer ham radio headline interchannel podcast producer scheduler serialization serialize showrunner slow motion transmission tune You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema - general words retcon verb[ T ] theatre & film specializeduk /ˈret.kɒn/ us /ˈret.kɑːn/ to give a new meaning or understanding to what has gone before in a story, or to say that it did not happen at all, by writing something that shows it differently: They could retcon age changes at the beginning of any future series. Many of the orginal ideas end up being retconned. The plot got retconned into something else entirely later on. For the whole season, Buffy has been gradually retconning her relationship with Spike. I hope they retcon her addiction to magic because I hated it. Broadcasting in general airplay airtime airwaves audio described audio description carry edition executive producer ham radio headline interchannel podcast producer scheduler serialization serialize showrunner slow motion transmission tune You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema - general words Examples of retconretcon The occasional publishing use of retroactive continuity (retcon) often occurs due to this kind of revision or oversight. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The writers also created a number of retcon storylines during the 2000s. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This retcon was in turn retconned in more recent comics. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This retcon took place because of the characters' very similar origins. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These stories about the universe or universes that existed before the retcon are usually not canonical, unless the franchise-holder gives permission. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In current literary works, this device or analysis, is known as a "retcon", or retroactive continuity. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The most severe form of retcon involves a wholesale rewrite of the groundwork for the entire setting. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A retcon might equally well convert an established history into a secret history. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As a story element, the character was both a retcon and a plot instigation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Much of this information was presented as a retcon to justify changes from previous editions' settings. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, this was a retcon that was only revealed years later. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This was largely a retcon placed in the series after the fact. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A retcon affects the past history of characters and/or the whole shared universe, and says that the new changed events "have always been that way". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Morrison has expressed criticism of this subsequent retcon in interviews. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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