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单词 histrionics
释义
histrionicshis‧tri‧on‧ics /ˌhɪstriˈɒnɪks $ -ˈɑːn-/ noun [plural] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINhistrionics
Origin:
1600-1700 Late Latin histrionicus, from histrio ‘actor’
Examples
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  • After Jett's histrionics, I didn't know how much more I could take.
  • He accused me of histrionics and dubbed me Sarah Bernhardt, after the crown princess of stage and silent movie melodrama.
  • Mr Mubarak's cautiousness used to be welcomed as an antidote to the histrionics of Nasser and Sadat.
  • Sanchez's touchline histrionics evoked memories of some of Martin O'Neill's maddest moments on the same turf.
  • That act, after all the histrionics from his team-mates in this series, sparked off an ugly reaction.
  • The most ostentatious team in professional sports made the decision to play football and let the histrionics take care of themselves.
  • Their glances only drove him to greater histrionics.
  • Turning her histrionics down gives us a chance to watch the many wondrous things she can do well.
very loud and emotional behaviour that is intended to get sympathy and attention – used to show disapprovalhistrionic adjective
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