| 单词 | histrionic |
| 释义 | histrionic (once / 7078 pages) adj Anything that has to do with actors or acting can be called histrionic, like a Broadway actor's histrionic voice projection that would sound strange in everyday life but is perfect for the stage. The adjective histrionic, pronounced "his-tree-ON-ic," comes from the Latin words histrionicus and histrio which mean “actor.” It can describe things that have to do with acting on the stage, but it can also describe a person who in regular life is a little too dramatic and even over-acts, like your friend whose histrionic rantings make a trip to the grocery store seem like a matter of life and death. WORD FAMILYhistrionic: histrionically, histrionics USAGE EXAMPLESShe was a woman with mental illness who refused to be painted as an hysteric, a histrionic; sexist archetypes beloved by the early psychoanalyst set. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) They were the stoic dudes keeping it together to Prince’s histrionic grace. The New Yorker(Dec 27, 2016) Good for them and good for all who just do their duty without a lot of fuss-n-feathers and histrionics in general. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) adj characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected histrionic gestures Syn melodramatic theatrical suited to or characteristic of the stage or theater |
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