| 单词 | drama |
| 释义 | drama (once / 89 pages) n Drama is highly emotional. It can happen on stage, like a performance of "Hamlet," or in a gaggle of 7th grade girls, breathlessly dissecting why so-and-so broke up with what's-her-name. The word drama comes directly from Greek, meaning "action" or "a play." Which is no surprise, since ancient Athens was a hotbed of dramatic theater. The earliest recorded actor was a Greek named Thespis, and actors today are still called "thespians" in his honor. Drama doesn't always take place on the stage, though. You can use the word, sometimes with a roll of the eyes, to describe behavior or a reaction to a situation that appears a little overly emotional. WORD FAMILYdrama: dramas, dramatic, dramatise, dramatist, dramatize+/dramatic: dramatically, undramatic/dramatisation: dramatisations/dramatise: dramatisation, dramatised, dramatises, dramatising, overdramatise/dramatist: dramatists/dramatization: dramatizations/dramatize: dramatization, dramatized, dramatizes, dramatizing, overdramatize/overdramatize: overdramatized, overdramatizes, overdramatizing/undramatic: undramatically USAGE EXAMPLESDespite his stubborn refusal to be alarmist, Mass admits there’s climatological drama on our horizon. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Adding to the drama of the new Congress will be high-profile confirmation hearings for Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) But is there an appetite among viewers for the drama of process as opposed to that of a plane crash? Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage Syn|Hypo|Hyper dramatic play, play Grand Guignol a play of a macabre or horrific nature theater of the absurdplays stressing the irrational or illogical aspects of life, usually to show that modern life is pointless playleta short play miracle playa medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr morality playan allegorical play popular in the 15th and 16th centuries; characters personified virtues and vices mystery playa medieval play representing episodes from the life of Christ Passion playa play representing the Passion of Christ satyr playan ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs dramatic composition, dramatic work a play for performance on the stage or television or in a movie etc. 2n the literary genre of works intended for the theater Hypo|Hyper closet drama drama more suitable for reading that for performing comedylight and humorous drama with a happy ending tragedydrama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity black comedycomedy that uses black humor commedia dell'arteItalian comedy of the 16th to 18th centuries improvised from standardized situations and stock characters dark comedya comedy characterized by grim or satiric humor; a comedy having gloomy or disturbing elements farce, farce comedy, travestya comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations high comedya sophisticated comedy; often satirizing genteel society low comedya comedy characterized by slapstick and burlesque melodramaan extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization seriocomedy, tragicomedya comedy with serious elements or overtones tragicomedya dramatic composition involving elements of both tragedy and comedy usually with the tragic predominating sitcom, situation comedya humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life slapsticka boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes genre, literary genre, writing style a style of expressing yourself in writing 3n the quality of being arresting or highly emotional Hyper emotionalism, emotionality emotional nature or quality 4n an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional Syn|Hypo|Hyper dramatic event night terror an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings episode a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events |
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