N-COUNT [usually singular](书或戏剧的)结局,收场;(一系列事件的)结果 In a book, play, or series of events, the denouement is the sequence of events at the end, when things come to a conclusion. (书或戏剧的)结局,收场;(一系列事件的)结果
The book's sentimental denouement is pure Hollywood.