tragedy

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character. countable,uncountable
  2. The genre of such works, and the art of producing them. countable,uncountable
  3. A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury. countable,uncountable
    — “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas.[…]”

词形变化

tragedies plural tragœdy alternative,obsolete tragoedy alternative,obsolete tragœdie alternative,obsolete tragoedie alternative,obsolete tragedie alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
comedy and tragedy comedy equals tragedy plus time megatragedy revenge tragedy tragedic tragedious tragedist tragedize tragedy mask tragedy of the commons tragesty
相关词
tragedeigh tragedian tragic tragicomedy tragifarce

词源

From the Middle English tragedie, from the Old French tragedie, from the Latin tragoedia, from the Ancient Greek τραγῳδία (tragōidía, “epic play, tragedy”), from τράγος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), possibly a reference to the goat-satyrs of the theatrical plays of the Dorians, or according to Beekes possibly to a goat given as prize, though the etymology remains uncertain.
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