melodrama

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. archaic,uncountable
  2. A drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially thrilling or pathetic. countable
  3. A passage in which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks. countable
    — The grave-digging scene in Beethoven's “Fidelio” has much melodrama.
  4. Any situation or action which is blown out of proportion. colloquial,figuratively,uncountable

词形变化

melodramas plural melodramata plural

词汇关系

衍生词
melodramatic melodramatics melodramatist melodramatize melofarce

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.
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