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melodramatic 音标拼音: [m,ɛlədrəm'ætɪk] a. 通俗剧风格的,戏剧似的,甚为感伤的 通俗剧风格的,戏剧似的,甚为感伤的 melodramatic adj 1: having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama; "a melodramatic account of two perilous days at sea" 2: characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected; "histrionic gestures"; "an attitude of melodramatic despair"; "a theatrical pose" [synonym: {histrionic}, {melodramatic}] Melodramatic \Mel`o*dra*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]lodramatique.] Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. -- {Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), Dramatical \Dra*mat"ic*al\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. dramatiko`s, fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique.] Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [WordNet sense 3] [1913 Webster] 2. suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of {undramatic}. [WordNet sense 1] [Narrower terms: {melodramatic}; {awe-inspiring, spectacular}] [WordNet 1.5] The emperor . . . performed his part with much dramatic effect. --Motley. [1913 Webster] 3. striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause. [WordNet sense 2] Syn: spectacular, striking. [WordNet 1.5] 4. (Music) marked by power and expressiveness and a histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano. Contrasted to {lyric}. [WordNet sense 4] [WordNet 1.5] 55 Moby Thesaurus words for "melodramatic": Barnumesque, actor-proof, all-star, ballet, balletic, cinematic, cinematographic, cloak-and-dagger, dramatic, dramatical, dramaturgic, emotionalistic, emotive, exaggerated, film, filmic, ham, hammy, histrionic, hokey, hysteric, legitimate, lurid, milked, monodramatic, movie, nonrational, operatic, overacted, overdone, overdrawn, overemotional, overplayed, overworked, overwrought, scenic, schmaltzy, sensational, sensationalistic, spectacular, spine-chilling, stagelike, stageworthy, stagy, starstruck, stellar, theaterlike, theatrical, thespian, thrown away, underacted, underplayed, unreasoning, vaudevillian, yellow
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