theatricality
noun [ U ] uk/θiˌæt.rɪˈkæl.ə.ti/ us/θiˌæt.rɪˈkæl.ə.t̬i/
(RELATED TO THEATRE)
戏剧性
the quality of belonging or relating to the theatre, or to the performance or writing of plays, opera, etc.
The music helps to create a heightened theatricality. 音乐有助于创造一种高度的戏剧性。
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- He writes his own librettos, which are clever, funny and often rhymed, and he sets them to music with an easygoing theatricality.
- Some of the theatricality so integral to his stage productions can be seen in the choreography for his own company.
- The scenes at the poets' cafe radiate theatricality, as Beaty offers up stirring versions of each contestant's poem.
(EXAGGERATED BEHAVIOUR)
夸张的举止
behaviour that is extreme and not sincere, and that is intended to attract attention
She is like my mother in her theatricality. 她像我母亲一样夸张。
See: theatrical
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- No theatricality here, only restraint.
- Her theatricality was reserved for her offstage behaviour.
- Commons exchanges are won not by fact, but by theatricality and by giving the impression that you believe passionately in what you are saying.
- You would pay good money just to watch his hands-on-hips theatricality, his goal celebrations and his quizzical looks.
- Nor did he go in for the theatricality of the previous prime minister.