单词 | tragic |
释义 | tragic adj.   1. (also tragical) sad; calamitous; greatly distressing (a tragic tale).   2. of, or in the style of, tragedy (tragic drama; a tragic actor). Phrases and idioms tragic irony a device, orig. in Greek tragedy, by which words carry a tragic, esp. prophetic, meaning to the audience, unknown to the character speaking. Derivatives tragically adv. Etymology: F tragique f. L tragicus f. Gk tragikos f. tragos goat: see TRAGEDY |
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