macguffin

macguffin

美 　英

• 网络麦高芬；麦加芬母题；麦格芬

词形变化

复数：macguffins  

英汉解释

n.	1. in a movie, play, or book, something that starts or drives the action of the plot but later turns out to be unimportant

例句

Another is that such a seemingly significant plot point as the identity of the invaders is actually as interchangeable as a MacGuffin.

另外，如此一个似乎很重要的情节问题——入侵者身份，竟然如麦高芬般可随便置换。