dramatic

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to the drama.
    — Monteverde found the conditions of dramatic music more favourable to his experiments than those of choral music, in which both voices and ears are at their highest sensibility to discord.
  2. Striking in appearance or effect.
    — a dramatic view of the Alps
  3. Having a powerful, expressive singing voice.
  4. Tending to exaggerate in order to get attention. informal
    — You're not bleeding out; the knife barely scratched your skin. Stop being so dramatic!

词形变化

more dramatic comparative most dramatic superlative dramatick alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek δράω (dráō)
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek δρᾶμα (drâma)
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)
Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Hellenic *-tós
Ancient Greek -τος (-tos)

Ancient Greek -κός (-kós)
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Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós)
Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós)lbor.
English dramatic
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δρᾱμᾰτῐκός (drāmătĭkós), from δρᾶμα (drâma) + -τικός (-tikós). By surface analysis, drama + -tic.
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