English Dictionary

whodunit

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌhuːˈdʌn.ɪt/

名詞

A novel or drama concerning a crime (usually a murder) in which a detective follows clues to determine the perpetrator.

日本語の意味

犯罪（特に殺人事件）を扱い、探偵が手掛かりを追って犯人を突き止める内容の推理小説や劇 / 推理を中心とした小説や劇。探偵が事件の手掛かりを追い、真相を明らかにする作品

Last night I finally finished that classic whodunit we'd been saving for a rainy day.

昨夜、私たちが雨の日のために取っておいたあの古典的な推理小説をついに読み終えた。

意味（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.

whodunits （ plural ）