melodrama

英 [ˈmelədrɑːmə]

美 [ˈmelədrɑːmə]

n.  情节剧; 通俗剧; 情节剧式故事(或小说); 戏剧性的事件(或行为等); 过于夸大的事件(或行为等)

复数：melodramas　

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Collins.1 / BNC.15787 / COCA.13732

牛津词典

noun

• 情节剧；通俗剧；情节剧式故事（或小说）
  a story, play or novel that is full of exciting events and in which the characters and emotions seem too exaggerated to be real
  1. a gripping Victorian melodrama
     动人心弦的维多利亚时代情节剧
  2. Instead of tragedy, we got melodrama.
     我们看到的是情节剧，而不是悲剧。
• 戏剧性的事件（或行为等）；过于夸大的事件（或行为等）
  events, behaviour, etc. which are exaggerated or extreme
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• (情节离奇而夸张的)惊险故事，传奇剧，情节剧
  Amelodramais a story or play in which there are a lot of exciting or sad events and in which people's emotions are very exaggerated.

英英释义

noun

• an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

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