drama
Definitions
A play for the stage, television, radio, or screen; the genre of such works.
戏剧；为舞台、电视、广播或银幕创作的剧；这类作品的体裁。
An exciting, emotional, or unexpected situation in real life, often with conflict.
现实生活中令人激动、情绪化或意外的事件，常带有冲突；戏剧性事件、风波。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddrama comes straight from Greek drâma, 'a thing done, an action performed onstage.' A play is something acted out, not merely narrated. From the stage sense, the word also took on the everyday meaning of any tense, emotion-filled situation — life that feels like theater.
Root drama still carries 5 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.TV drama电视剧
- 2.courtroom drama法庭剧
- 3.family drama家庭伦理剧
- 4.high drama高度紧张的场面
- 5.drama queen戏精（小题大做的人）
Example Sentences
- 1.
She studied drama at university and now works in the theater.
- 2.
The new police drama airs every Sunday night on TV.
- 3.
I just want a quiet life with no drama.
- 4.
There was a lot of drama at the office after the layoffs.
Easily Confused
drama vs theater — theater is the building or the art form as a whole; drama is a single play or the genre, and (informally) real-life emotional turmoil. You study drama (the works) inside a theater (the place). 'Drama' can be a countable play (a drama) or uncountable trouble (so much drama).