tragicomic
adjective uk/ˌtrædʒ.ɪˈkɒm.ɪk/ us/ˌtrædʒ.ɪˈkɑː.mɪk/
悲喜剧的
relating to tragicomedy (= a type of play or story that is both sad and funny)
She deepens a tragicomic story into a meditation on family and fate. 她将一个悲喜剧的故事深化为对家庭和命运的沉思。
The tragicomic film follows an elderly army veteran as he hunts down the last surviving members of his troop. 这部悲喜剧电影讲述了一位年长的退伍军人寻找他的队伍中最后几名尚还在世的成员的故事。
See: tragicomedy
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- It's the tragicomic tale of a mother and daughter holding onto their memories.
- Her tragicomic performance is astoundingly nuanced.
- The story we uncovered was at worst tragicomic and often joyous.