English-Thai Dictionary

synopsis

N สาระสำคัญ  ข้อสรุป  ใจความสำคัญ  summary outline compendium sa-ra-sam-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SYNOPSIS

n.[Gr. with, and view. ] A general view, or a collection of things or parts so arranged as to exhibit the whole or the principal parts in a general view.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SYNOPSIS

Syn *op "sis, n.; pl. Synopses. Etym: [L., from Gr. optic. ]

 

Defn: A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus. That the reader may see in one view the exactness of the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. Bp. Warburton.

 

Syn. -- Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary; syllabus; conspectus. See Abridgment.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

synopsis

syn op sis |səˈnäpsis səˈnɑpsəs | ▶noun ( pl. synopses |-ˌsēz | ) a brief summary or general survey of something: a synopsis of the accident. • an outline of the plot of a book, play, movie, or episode of a television show. DERIVATIVES syn op size |-ˌsīz |verb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from sun- ‘together ’ + opsis ‘seeing. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

synopsis

synopsis |sɪˈnɒpsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. synopses |-siːz | ) a brief summary or general survey of something: a synopsis of the insurance cover provided is set out below. • an outline of the plot of a play, film, or book. DERIVATIVES synopsize (also synopsise ) verb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek, from sun- ‘together ’ + opsis ‘seeing ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

synopsis

synopsis noun the synopsis was so intriguing that I just had to buy the book: summary, summarization, précis, abstract, outline, digest, rundown, roundup, abridgment.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

synopsis

synopsis noun a basic synopsis of the play: summary, precis, résumé, abstract, outline, condensation, digest, summarization, summing-up, rundown, round-up, abridgement, review, sketch, compendium; rare conspectus.

 

Duden Dictionary

Synopsis

Sy n op sis , Sy nop sis Substantiv, feminin , die Synopse |S y nopsis auch …ˈnɔp …|die Synopsis; Genitiv: der Synopsis, Synopsen spätlateinisch synopsis = Entwurf, Verzeichnis < griechisch sýnopsis = Übersicht, Überblick 1 a Fachsprache vergleichende Gegenüberstellung von Texten b Fachsprache Anordnung der Texte der Synoptiker in parallelen Spalten 2 bildungssprachlich Zusammenschau

 

French Dictionary

synopsis

synopsis n. m. nom masculin 1 didactique Synthèse, tableau synoptique. : Les professeurs ont distribué le synopsis du cours. 2 cinéma Esquisse de scénario. : Proposer un synopsis. Note Technique Ce nom s ’emploie aujourd ’hui au masculin, bien que de genre féminin à l ’origine. Prononciation Le s final se prononce, [sinɔpsis ]; le nom rime avec saucisse

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

synopsis

syn op sis /sɪnɑ́psɪs |-nɔ́p -/名詞 複 -ses /-siːz /C 梗概 （こうがい ）, 概要, 大意 .