tragedy
tragedy
(pl. -ies)
(pl. -ies)
- an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe
悲剧性事件，惨事，惨剧，惨案
a tragedy that killed 95 people.
一场使95人丧生的惨剧。
[mass noun]his life had been plagued by tragedy.
他一生饱经灾难。 - a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character
（尤指描写主角沉沦的）悲剧作品
■[mass noun]the dramatic genre represented by such plays
（戏剧类型中的）悲剧。 比较 comedy
Greek tragedy.
希腊悲剧。
- late Middle English: from Old French tragedie, via Latin from Greek tragōidia, apparently from tragos 'goat' (the reason remains unexplained) + ōidē 'song, ode'. Compare with tragic
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- precipitable adj.可沉淀的，沉淀性的
- precipitance n.急躁，鲁莽
- precipitancy n.急躁，慌张
- precipitant n.沉淀剂,沉淀物
- precipitantly adv.倒栽地
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- precipitately adv.猛进地
- precipitation n.匆促,沉淀,（雨等）降落,某地区降雨等的量
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