melodrama
noun /ˈmelədrɑːmə/
/ˈmelədrɑːmə/
[uncountable, countable]- a story, play or novel that is full of exciting events and in which the characters and emotions seem too exaggerated to be real
情节剧;通俗剧;情节剧式故事(或小说) - a gripping Victorian melodrama
动人心弦的维多利亚时代情节剧 - Instead of tragedy, we got melodrama.
我们看的是情节剧,不是悲剧。
- a gripping Victorian melodrama
- events, behaviour, etc. that are exaggerated or extreme
戏剧性的事件(或行为等);过于夸大的事件(或行为等) - Her love of melodrama meant that any small problem became a crisis.
她喜欢夸大其词,会把任何小问题说成危机。
- Her love of melodrama meant that any small problem became a crisis.
词源early 19th cent.: from French mélodrame, from Greek melos ‘music’ + French drame ‘drama’.