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

trag•e•dy n., pl. -dies.

a terrible or fatal event or affair;
disaster:[countable]a family tragedy.
Literature a play dealing with such affairs or events:[countable]Shakespeare's tragedies.
Literature[uncountable] the branch of the drama concerned with this form of composition.

trag•e•dy n., pl. -dies.

a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction.
the branch of the drama that is concerned with this form of composition.
the art and theory of writing and producing tragedies.
any literary composition, as a novel, dealing with a somber theme carried to a tragic conclusion.
the tragic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life.
a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair;
calamity;
disaster:the tragedy of war.

Greek tragōidía, equivalent. to trág(os) goat + ōidé̄ song (see ode) + -ia -y³; reason for name variously explained
Medieval Latin tragēdia, Latin tragoedia
Middle English tragedie 1325–75

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tragedy /ˈtrædʒɪdɪ/ n ( pl -dies)

(esp in classical and Renaissance drama) a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he cannot deal
any dramatic or literary composition dealing with serious or sombre themes and ending with disaster
the branch of drama dealing with such themes
the unfortunate aspect of something
a shocking or sad event; disaster

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French tragédie, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat + ōidē song; perhaps a reference to the goat-satyrs of Peloponnesian plays

单词	tragedy
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 trag•e•dy /ˈtrædʒɪdi/USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. a terrible or fatal event or affair; disaster:[countable]a family tragedy. Literature a play dealing with such affairs or events:[countable]Shakespeare's tragedies. Literature[uncountable] the branch of the drama concerned with this form of composition. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 trag•e•dy (traj′i dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society, to downfall or destruction. the branch of the drama that is concerned with this form of composition. the art and theory of writing and producing tragedies. any literary composition, as a novel, dealing with a somber theme carried to a tragic conclusion. the tragic element of drama, of literature generally, or of life. a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:the tragedy of war. Greek tragōidía, equivalent. to trág(os) goat + ōidé̄ song (see ode) + -ia -y³; reason for name variously explained Medieval Latin tragēdia, Latin tragoedia Middle English tragedie 1325–75 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tragedy /ˈtrædʒɪdɪ/ n ( pl -dies) (esp in classical and Renaissance drama) a play in which the protagonist, usually a man of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he cannot deal any dramatic or literary composition dealing with serious or sombre themes and ending with disaster the branch of drama dealing with such themes the unfortunate aspect of something a shocking or sad event; disaster Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French tragédie, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat + ōidē song; perhaps a reference to the goat-satyrs of Peloponnesian plays
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