iBT新托福重点考察词汇:DRAMATIC
DRAMATIC这个单词,我们在背的时候都背的是“戏剧化的”,什么是“戏剧化的”?“戏剧化的”就是当我们有一天发现春哥原来是女人的时候,我们就会发现什么叫做“戏剧化的”!而当发现春哥是女人的时候,给我们带来的震动是DRAMATIC的,也就是“剧烈的”!一定要记住DRAMATIC这个单词在英文之中绝大多数情况下,表达的是“剧烈的”。
[attrib 作定语] of drama 戏剧的: a dramatic society 戏剧协会 * The play is a dramatic representation of a real event. 这出话剧改编自真人真事.
exciting or impressive 戏剧性的; 激动人心的; 给人深刻印象的: dramatic changes, developments, news 激动人心的变化、 发展、 消息 * Her opening words were dramatic. 她的开场白十分动听.
>dramatically / -klɪ; -klɪ/ adv: Her attitude changed dramatically. 她的态度突然大大改变.
dramatics n [usu sing v 通常与单数动词连用]
1 study or practice of acting and producing plays 戏剧表演和创作的研究或实践: amateur dramatics 业余戏剧活动.
2 (derog 贬) exaggerated or over-emotional behaviour 夸张的或过分激动的行为: I’ve had enough of your dramatics. 我看够你装腔作势的表现了.
# dra,matic `irony effect produced in a drama, etc when the audience understands the implications of words or actions better than the characters do themselves 戏剧性讽示(一种戏剧效果, 观众领会到剧中人言行的含义而剧中人本身却未领会到).