英语词汇“tragic”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	tragic
释义	trag·ic I. \ˈtrajik, -jēk\ adjective Etymology: Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos of a he-goat, of tragedy, from tragos he-goat + -ikos -ic 1. : of, marked by, or expressive of tragedy : disastrous, fearful < life will necessarily contain a tragic element — M.R.Cohen > < witnessed many uneasy, wakeful … even tragic nights — Walter de la Mare > < realize the tragic significance of the atomic bomb — H.S.Truman > 2. a. : dealing with or treated in narrative or dramatic tragedy < differentiates tragic fiction from the merely pathetic — Howard M. Jones > < conceptions of the tragic hero — W.H.Auden > b. : appropriate to or typical of dramatic tragedy < to be truly tragic … a plot must do more than bring … emotions to a head — B.A.G.Fuller > < the tragic predicament of a mortal creature with immortal longings — Irwin Edman > c. : composing or acting in tragedies < the Greek tragic poets > < a notable tragic actress > 3. a. : saddeningly or regrettably serious or unpleasant : deplorable, lamentable < passionate and tragic sense of life — H.M.McLuhan > < a … tragic symptom of our times that diplomats do punch nightclub girls — John Lardner > b. (1) : marked by a sense of tragedy or pessimism < his account … is deeply tragic — Lionel Trilling > < a tragic reading of history — F.L.Baumer > (2) : arousing feelings of melancholy : poignant < the tragic peace of the long evening — Ellen Glasgow > < a tragic little group of serious and gentle lads — W.E.Leonard > II. noun (-s) 1. archaic : a writer of tragedy 2. : a tragic quality or element < the tragic in life and art > specifically : the aesthetic quality in tragic drama that excites emotions of pity and terror in the beholder — compare catharsis 2a
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