三部曲

三部曲

Literally means:

trilogy

Actually means:

It originally refers to the three ancient Greek tragedies that are coherent in plots.

Later it refers to three volumes of works that are both indepen dent and interconnected in terms of contents.

Figuratively it means the three stages of a complete process or three things that are connected.

原指古希腊的情节联贯的三部悲剧。

后指内容各自独立而又相互关联的三部作品。

比喻一个完整过程的三个阶段，或互相关联的三件事情。