dramatize
UK/'dræmәtaiz/US
TOEFL考研C2
释义
v.
To adapt a novel, story, or real event into a play, film, or TV drama.
把小说、故事或真实事件改编成戏剧、电影或电视剧。
v.
To present or treat something as more serious or exciting than it is; to exaggerate.
把某事表现得比实际更严重或更激烈;夸张、小题大做。
词根拆分
词根派生dramat-(drama)+ -ize(「使…成为」)= 「使其成为一出戏」。字面上指把书或事件改编上舞台、银幕;引申义指把某事说得比实际更戏剧化——反应过度、夸大其词。
词根 drama 还连着 5 个词使用指南
- 改编(中性):dramatize a book/event = 把书/事件改编上舞台或银幕,是正常的行业用语
- 日常批评:dramatize a problem = 反应过度、大惊小怪,通常带贬义
- 拼写:dramatize(美)/ dramatise(英),均为标准
注意语气:'they dramatized her life story'(尊重)与 'stop dramatizing'(你太夸张了)截然不同。
例句
- 1.
The novel was dramatized for television last year.
这部小说去年被改编成了电视剧。
- 2.
The documentary dramatizes the events leading up to the war.
这部纪录片以戏剧手法再现了战前的种种事件。
- 3.
Stop dramatizing everything — it was just a small mistake.
别什么事都小题大做——那只是个小错误。