whodunit

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/    美 /ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.
    — Actually, an whodunit is a mystery story. The hero is generally a detective, although sometimes he is a gentleman (apparently a mild mannered worm) who sallies forth at night to become Public Enemy No. One of Crime. Otherwise, the formula is exactly the same as that of the Cliff-hanger and follows the same rules.

词形变化

whodunits plural whodunnit alternative

词源

Coined by critic Donald Gordon in 1930. Alteration and univerbation of who done it? with ellipsis of has.
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