| 单词 | tragedy |
| 释义 | Word Frequency tragedy(ˈtrædʒɪdɪ) nounWord forms: plural -dies Compare comedy 1. (esp in classical and Renaissance drama) a play in which the protagonist, usually a person of importance and outstanding personal qualities, falls to disaster through the combination of a personal failing and circumstances with which he or she cannot deal 2. (in later drama, such as that of Ibsen) a play in which the protagonist is overcome by a combination of social and psychological circumstances 3. any dramatic or literary composition dealing with serious or sombre themes and ending with disaster 4. (in medieval literature) a literary work in which a great person falls from prosperity to disaster, often through no fault of his or her own 5. the branch of drama dealing with such themes 6. the unfortunate aspect of something 7. a shocking or sad event; disaster Word origin C14: from Old French tragédie, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat + ōidē song; perhaps a reference to the goat-satyrs of Peloponnesian plays |
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