Theatrical
“Theatrical” 一是指与剧场、戏剧演出相关(theatrical lighting 舞台灯光);二是比喻言行夸张、富于表演感,略带戏剧性而非自然内敛。第二种用法可能褒也可能略带调侃。
- “The museum hosted a theatrical reconstruction of the trial.” (博物馆上演了这起审判的戏剧化重现。)
- “His apology felt theatrical rather than sincere.” (他的道歉听起来像在演戏,欠缺真诚。)
- “They studied theatrical traditions from Shakespeare to Brecht.” (他们研习从莎士比亚到布莱希特的戏剧传统。)
源自希腊语 “theatron”(观看的场所),经拉丁语 “theatrum” 进入欧洲语言;“theater/theatre” + 形容词后缀。
名词 “theatre”(英式拼写 theatre,美式 theater)加 “-ical”,构成形容词。
好莱坞与百老汇产业使该词与大众娱乐紧密相连;批评政治作秀时也常用 theatrical 形容肢体语言过度。
- 固定搭配: “theatrical release” (院线首映), “theatrical gesture” (夸张手势)
Theater 舞台上的一切都大一点——搬到生活里就变成 theatrical。
“The farewell speech was brief and awkward, without theatrical flourishes.” (告别演说简短又局促,没有戏剧化的花哨修辞。)