The denouement is the last movement of a story or a play, when the plot’s remaining questions are answered and the mess is sorted.

The denouementdenouement is指的是 the last movement of a story or a play一個故事或劇本的最後一段, when the plot's remaining questions are answered這時候情節裡剩下的問題被解答, and the mess is sorted混亂也被理清。

Learner books often call it “the exciting last part,” which is close enough for a first meeting — though actually, the most exciting peak is often the climax, and the denouement comes after, when secrets come out and threads are tied up. It can be quiet, even sad; it does not have to bang.

Learner books often call it入門課本常把它叫做 "the exciting last part,"「刺激的最後一段」, which is close enough for a first meeting這對初次認識來說已經夠接近了 — though actually不過實際上, the most exciting peak is often the climax最刺激的高峰通常是climax（高潮）, and the denouement comes afterdenouement則是在那之後, when secrets come out and threads are tied up這時候祕密被揭開、線索被收尾。 It它 can be quiet, even sad可以是安靜的，甚至帶點悲傷; it does not have to bang不一定要轟轟烈烈。

English took the word from French, and careful writers sometimes still spell it dénouement. The old picture is an untying: the story was a knot, and now the knot comes undone.

English英文 took the word from French是從法文借來這個字的, and careful writers講究的作者 sometimes still spell it dénouement有時候還是會拼成dénouement。 The old picture原本的畫面 is an untying是解開繩結: the story was a knot故事本來是一個結, and now the knot comes undone現在這個結被解開了。

You will meet it in literature class and in reviews, not in everyday chat about a film, where people just say “the ending.”

You will meet it你會遇到這個字 in literature class and in reviews在文學課和影評裡, not in everyday chat about a film而不是在閒聊電影的日常對話裡, where people just say "the ending."那種場合大家只會說「結局」。