| 单词 | melodramatic |
| 释义 | melodramatic (once / 3957 pages) adj If you're writhing on the floor, howling in pain over the splinter in your finger, you're being a tad melodramatic, that is, exaggerated, affected, or histrionic. This term was first used in early-19th-century theater, as the adjective form of the noun melodrama, which is a performance piece featuring exaggerated characters with emotional appeal. Outside the theater, melodramatic behavior is also characterized by a kind of performance or exaggeration of emotions, but it's very rarely appreciated or awarded extra points for artistic merit. The common phrase "Quit being so melodramatic!" is a terse way of pointing out to someone that they are overreacting. WORD FAMILYmelodramatic: melodramatically+/melodrama: melodramas, melodramatic USAGE EXAMPLESIt is characterized by an insistent lack of naturalism, its almost lurid color and its melodramatic theme. New York Times(Dec 22, 2016) This novel about a 19th-century whaling expedition is as gory as Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd,” as darkly melodramatic as a classic Jacobean drama. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) Those sentiments felt a tad melodramatic back when I wrote them, but they don’t read as histrionics to me now. The Guardian(Dec 13, 2016) 1adj having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea Syn dramatic suitable to or characteristic of drama 2adj characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected an attitude of melodramatic despair Syn histrionic theatrical suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater |
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