| 单词 | melodramatic |
| 释义 | melodramatic adjective uk/ˌmel.ə.drəˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌmel.ə.drəˈmæt̬.ɪk/showingmuchstrongeremotionsthan arenecessaryorusualfor asituation: 感情夸张的；戏剧性的a melodramaticspeech感情夸张的演说 Synonym histrionicdisapproving Affected & insincere
melodramatic| American Dictionarymelodramatic adjective us/ˌmel·ə·drəˈmæt̬·ɪk/tendingtobehaveor showemotioninwaysthat are moreextremethanusual: I’ve always been a little melodramatic. Examplesofmelodramaticmelodramatic The accompaniment draws on all the topoi ofmelodramaticrhetoric, but makes particular use of instrumental solos identified with a particular character. From theCambridge English Corpus Their storylines are slender, and either whimsical or mildlymelodramatic. From theCambridge English Corpus The overlap between gestures of interiority and the conventions ofmelodramaticdisplay makes it difficult to imagine a deportment of interiority. From theCambridge English Corpus To make it more palatable, he conforms tomelodramaticconventions. From theCambridge English Corpus The combination ofmelodramaticpathos and ethnographic curiosity had an unquestionably broad marketability, and not just for theatre. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet, paradoxically, through utilizingmelodramaticconvention, dramatists were able to focus attention on the plight of the child worker. From theCambridge English Corpus This emphasis becomes apparent only whenmelodramaticconvention is read comparatively against the play's revisionist treatment of a well-known historical subject. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead ofmelodramaticconfrontation industrial reformers advocated a language of respectful negotiation among reasonable men, with differing but not necessarily incompatible interests. From theCambridge English Corpus This worked well with the over-the-topmelodramaticplot we were sonifying. From theCambridge English Corpus The designation ba nupasand mocks a particular kind of constitution of a female subject-she who takes pleasure inmelodramaticfantasy. From theCambridge English Corpus Still, the novel, in trying to dramatize the soldier's situation, employsmelodramaticdevices reminiscent of many stage plays. From theCambridge English Corpus Holmes introduces this idea by specifically addressing the interconnection between femininity, disability, and marriage which resides at the center of themelodramaticplot. From theCambridge English Corpus Would we be shocked by archaisms (as we surely would be if some of the staging manuals'melodramaticinstructions to the singers were followed)? From theCambridge English Corpus However, operas did need to be updated and adapted to changingmelodramatictaste and conventions. From theCambridge English Corpus Hone was themelodramatichero of his own narrative: the virtuous man of the lower orders overcoming the corruption of the aristocratic state. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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