释义 |
pathosticate, v. nonce-wd.|pəˈθɒstɪkeɪt| [joc. f. pathos + patheticate v.] intr. To induce pathos by melodramatic writing.
1901G. B. Shaw Cashel Byron's Profession (rev. ed.) Pref. p. xii, In novel-writing there are two trustworthy dodges for capturing the public. One is to slaughter a child and pathosticate over its deathbed for a whole chapter. |