单词 | theatrical |
释义 | theatrical (once / 622 pages) adjn If something happens on a stage, you can describe it as theatrical. Even reading a grocery list out loud can be theatrical, if you do it in dramatic voice with an audience watching. An actor who works on Broadway rather than in Hollywood is theatrical, and a play can be described as a theatrical production. If it happens in a theater, or is related to theater, it's theatrical. You can also use the adjective theatrical to talk about behavior that seems like it belongs on a stage, like a little boy's melodramatic weeping when he discovers a cheese sandwich in his lunch instead of peanut butter and jelly. WORD FAMILYtheatrical: theatricality, theatrically, theatricals, untheatrical+/theater: theaters, theatrical/theatricality: theatricalities/untheatrical: untheatrically USAGE EXAMPLESPWR BTTM, the melodic and theatrical punk duo of Liv Bruce and Ben Hopkins, are masters of presentation. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) It will include site-specific pieces incorporating theatrical backdrops used by the Freemasons in ritual performances. Los Angeles Times(Dec 29, 2016) Frank Sinatra played a theatrical agent who falls for a young actress, played by Ms. Reynolds, in this romantic comedy directed by Charles Walters. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1adj of or relating to the theater 2adj suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater a theatrical pose one of the most theatrical figures in public life Syn|Ant histrionic, melodramatic characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected showydisplaying brilliance and virtuosity stagey, stagyhaving characteristics of the stage especially an artificial and mannered quality untheatrical not suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater 3n a performance of a play Syn|Hypo|Hyper histrionics, representation, theatrical performance matinee a theatrical performance held during the daytime (especially in the afternoon) performance, public presentation a dramatic or musical entertainment |
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