melodrama

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n. 音乐剧, 传奇剧, 戏剧似的事件

发音

其它 /ˈmɛləˌdɹɑːmə/

词形变化

melodramas 复数 melodramas melodramata melodramata 复数

别名

mellerdrammer melo melodram melodrame

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes.

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  2. 2.

    A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic.

    情节剧

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  3. 3.

    Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion.

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  4. 4.

    A passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks.

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    The grave-digging scene in Beethoven's “Fidelio” has much melodrama.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

drama

词源

From French mélodrame, the second element refashioned by analogy with drama; ultimately from Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”, “member”, “song”, “tune”, “melody”) + δρᾶμα (drâma, “deed”, “theatrical act”). Compare melodrame. Cognate to German Melodram and Spanish melodrama.

来源：wiktionary