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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryep·i·sode \ˈe-pə-ˌsōd also -ˌzōd\ noun ETYMOLOGY Greek epeisodion, from neuter of epeisodioscoming in besides, from epi- + eisodios coming in, from eis into (akin to Greek en in) + hodos road, journey — more at in DATE 16781. a usually brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work: as a. the part of an ancient Greek tragedy between two choric songs b. a developed situation that is integral to but separable from a continuous narrative : incident c. one of a series of loosely connected stories or scenes d. the part of a serial presented at one performance2. an event that is distinctive and separate although part of a larger series3. a digressive subdivision in a musical compositionSynonyms: see occurrenceEnglish Etymologyepisode 1678, from Gk. epeisodion "addition," originally neut. of epeisodios "coming in besides," from epi- "in addition" + eisodos"a coming in, entrance" (from eis "into" + hodos "way"). Originally commentary between two choric songs in Gk. tragedy; extended by 1679 to "any incidental narrative or digression in a story, poem, etc." Sense of "outstanding incident, experience" first recorded in Eng. 1773.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7episodeepi·sode / 5episEud; NAmE -soud / noun1. an event, a situation, or a period of time in sb's life, a novel, etc. that is important or interesting in some way (人生的)一段经历；(小说的)片段,插曲 SYN incident : I'd like to try and forget the whole episode. 我倒想尽量把那段经历全部忘掉。 One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6. 书中最有趣的片段之一在第 6 章。 2. one part of a story that is broadcast on television or radio in several parts (电视连续剧或无线电广播小说的)一集Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishepisode noun 1 one separate event in sb's life/a story ADJ. dramatic, exciting | bizarre, extraordinary | sad, tragic, unfortunate, unpleasant | major | brief | acute, severe (medical) an acute episode of pneumonia | latest She has only told you about the latest episode in a long history of mental illness. VERB + EPISODE remember | forget PREP. during an ~ during a brief episode of socialist rule | ~ from remembering episodes from our childhood | ~ in an extraordinary episode in American history PHRASES the entire/whole episode He says he just wants to forget the whole unfortunate episode. 2 one part of a TV/radio drama ADJ. exciting, thrilling Don't miss next week's exciting episode! | next, | final, last VERB + EPISODE see, watch | miss | film, make The next episode has not yet been filmed. PREP. during/in an/the ~ It happened in the final episode of ‘Star Trek’. OLTepisode noun⇨ chapter (tonight's episode of ‘Brothers and Sisters’)⇨ event 1 (episodes in the novel)Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedep·i·sode\ˈpə]ˌsōd sometimes -pē] or -pi] or ]ˌzōd\ noun(-s)Etymology: Greek epeisodion, from neuter of epeisodios coming in besides, from epi- + eisodios coming in, going in, from eis in + -odios (from hodos road, way, journey); akin to Greek en in — more at in, cede1. : a usually brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work: as a. : the part of an ancient Greek tragedy between two choric songs and equivalent to any developed situation in a modern play b. : a developed situation that is integral to but separable from a continuous narrative (as a novel or play) : incident < that childhood visit … to “dog town” is a perfect little episode — M.G.Geismar > : scene c. : one of a series of loosely connected stories or scenes < his novels … tend to resolve themselves into a series of episodes resembling beads on a string — Malcolm Cowley > d. : the part of a radio, television, or motion-picture serial presented at one performance < a TV film series of 30 episodes >2. : an occurrence or connected series of occurrences and developments which may be viewed as distinctive and apart although part of a larger or more comprehensive series < considers her war work an episode, not equal in quality to her lifework — Christina Baker >as a. : a distinctive and significant event or series of events in the geological history of a region or feature < fourth glacial episode of the Quaternary period > < volcanic episode > < two high-water episodes > b. : an occurrence of a usually recurrent pathological abnormal condition < a febrile episode > < a coronary episode >3. : a digressive subdivision in a musical composition that is either derived from the chief thematic material (as in a fugue) or is completely new material (as in a rondo)Synonyms: see occurrence

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