trope

1 of 2

noun

ˈtrōp

: a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech

: a common or overused theme or device : cliché

the usual horror movie tropes

: a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages

-trope

2 of 2

noun combining form

: body characterized by (such) a state

allotrope

Example Sentences

Noun a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This, Singh points out, is a common trope in colour-blind casting in both fantasies and historical dramas.

Nylah Burton, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Getting hit in the testicles is a trope that’s often featured in your work.

Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022 While a protagonist wrestling with their own demons is a common trope in mysteries and thrillers, Lebeau doesn’t rely on gratuitous violence or gore.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022 Yet the stress and the chaos and the finger-pointing when inevitable accidents occur keep them from forging the supportive workplace relationships that are another trope of shows like this.

Judy Berman, Time, 3 June 2022 That’s been the trope of New York for decades, if not nearly a full century.

The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 1 June 2022 Plagues and pandemics have become a popular trope in movies like Outbreak, Contagion, The Flu, and The Cassandra Crossing.

Erin Prater, Fortune, 7 May 2022 But the idea that immigrants, and Latinos specifically, are illegally entering the country to vote Democratic has been a fringe right-wing trope for years, said Mike Madrid, a Republican political consultant and co-founder of the Lincoln Project.

New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Earlier that month, it was reported that in 2011 Gruden had used a racist trope in an email to describe NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, who is Black.

Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

borrowed from Latin tropus "figure of speech" (Medieval Latin, "embellishment to the sung parts of the Mass"), borrowed from Greek trópos "turn, way, manner, style, figurative expression," noun derivative from the base of trépein "to turn," probably going back to Indo-European *trep-, whence also Sanskrit trapate "(s/he) is ashamed, becomes perplexed," Hittite te-ri-ip-zi "(s/he) ploughs"

Note: Also compared is Latin trepit, glossed as vertit "(s/he) turns," but as this form is only attested in the lexicon of the grammarian Sextus Pompeius Festus, it may be a reconstruction based on the Greek word. The word tropes (genitive case) in the Old English translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History is an isolated instance; the word was reborrowed from Latin or Greek in the 16th century.

Noun combining form

borrowed from Greek -tropos "turned, directed, living (in the manner indicated)," adjective derivative of trópos "turn, way, manner, style" — more at trope

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

单词	trope
释义	trope 1 of 2 noun ˈtrōp 1 a : a word or expression used in a figurative sense : figure of speech b : a common or overused theme or device : cliché the usual horror movie tropes 2 : a phrase or verse added as an embellishment or interpolation to the sung parts of the Mass in the Middle Ages -trope 2 of 2 noun combining form : body characterized by (such) a state allotrope Synonyms Noun banality bromide chestnut cliché cliche commonplace groaner homily platitude shibboleth truism See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes Recent Examples on the Web Noun This, Singh points out, is a common trope in colour-blind casting in both fantasies and historical dramas. Nylah Burton, refinery29.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Getting hit in the testicles is a trope that’s often featured in your work. Mike Sacks, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2022 While a protagonist wrestling with their own demons is a common trope in mysteries and thrillers, Lebeau doesn’t rely on gratuitous violence or gore. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2022 Yet the stress and the chaos and the finger-pointing when inevitable accidents occur keep them from forging the supportive workplace relationships that are another trope of shows like this. Judy Berman, Time, 3 June 2022 That’s been the trope of New York for decades, if not nearly a full century. The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 1 June 2022 Plagues and pandemics have become a popular trope in movies like Outbreak, Contagion, The Flu, and The Cassandra Crossing. Erin Prater, Fortune, 7 May 2022 But the idea that immigrants, and Latinos specifically, are illegally entering the country to vote Democratic has been a fringe right-wing trope for years, said Mike Madrid, a Republican political consultant and co-founder of the Lincoln Project. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Earlier that month, it was reported that in 2011 Gruden had used a racist trope in an email to describe NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, who is Black. Mark Heim \| Mheim@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun borrowed from Latin tropus "figure of speech" (Medieval Latin, "embellishment to the sung parts of the Mass"), borrowed from Greek trópos "turn, way, manner, style, figurative expression," noun derivative from the base of trépein "to turn," probably going back to Indo-European trep-, whence also Sanskrit trapate* "(s/he) is ashamed, becomes perplexed," Hittite te-ri-ip-zi "(s/he) ploughs" Note: Also compared is Latin trepit, glossed as vertit "(s/he) turns," but as this form is only attested in the lexicon of the grammarian Sextus Pompeius Festus, it may be a reconstruction based on the Greek word. The word tropes (genitive case) in the Old English translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History is an isolated instance; the word was reborrowed from Latin or Greek in the 16th century. Noun combining form borrowed from Greek -tropos "turned, directed, living (in the manner indicated)," adjective derivative of trópos "turn, way, manner, style" — more at trope First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a trope noun as in cliche an idea or expression that has been used by many people a screenplay that reads like a catalog of mystery-thriller tropes the narrative trope of two rival characters falling in love by the end of the story Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cliche cliché truism commonplace platitude saying banality chestnut shibboleth proverb groaner bromide stereotype homily generalization saw party line adage conventional wisdom routine inanity simplification generality old wives' tale Antonyms & Near Antonyms profundity
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trope

noun

noun combining form

Synonyms

Example Sentences

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