每當有熱門電影或電視劇上映的時候，網上就會出現一群“劇透黨”，到處搜集相關情節，在劇集開播之初就告訴大家最終的結局。這樣的行為你會反感嗎？

Spoiler is a piece of information about a film, book or electronic game which can spoil the enjoyment of someone experiencing it for the first time.

Spoiler指與電影、書籍或者游戲內容有關的信息，即我們所說的“劇透”，這類信息會大大減少初看者了解劇情或者參與游戲的興致。

This sense of spoiler has been around since the mid-1990s, and initially referred to pieces of information which reveal elements of the plot of a film or book. Since proper enjoyment of a plot depends on dramatic tension and suspense, prematurely discovering what is going to happen "spoils" the experience that the viewer or reader has when watching or reading for the first time. The usage was later applied in the gaming world, where it refers to pieces of information which signal the solution to a game or puzzle and therefore deny the user the pleasure of working things out for themselves.

Spoiler用作“劇透”之意始于上世紀90年代，最初指透露電影或書籍情節的信息。故事情節的欣賞主要有賴于扣人心弦的緊張氣氛和懸念，如果提前得知后面的情節發展就會“破壞”（spoil）初看者欣賞故事的體驗。后來，spoiler一詞也被用于游戲領域，指對游戲通關有提示性作用的信息，有了這樣的信息，游戲玩家就完全喪失憑借自己的實力玩通關的樂趣了。

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