English Dictionary

jump scare

noun

(narratology) The technique, typically used in horror films and video games, of having something occur suddenly and without warning to frighten the audience.

The movie had a jump scare that made me scream.

意味（1）

(narratology) The technique, typically used in horror films and video games, of having something occur suddenly and without warning to frighten the audience.

They'd do something horrible, maybe kill off a few protagonists, and then make people sit around waiting for the next terrible thing to come along. They called it “setting up a jump scare.”