serio

IPA/ˌsɪə.ri.əʊˈkɒm.ɪk/
KK[sˈirio]IPA/ˌsɪr.i.oʊˈkɑː.mɪk/

serio — adjective

  • seriopositive
  • more seriocomparative
  • most seriosuperlative

1. describing a play, film, or story that combines weighty themes with humour and l

1.形容詞C2
釋義

describing a play, film, or story that combines weighty themes with humour and lighter moments

例句

Tariq's serio novel about wartime survival mixes tragedy with dark comedy.

attributive: serio + novel

The theatre staged a serio piece that moved audiences from tears to laughter.

attributive: serio + piece

同義詞
  • tragicomic

    tragicomic is rooted in classical dramatic structure blending tragedy and comedy; serio is broader and used in modern literary and film criticism

  • seriocomic

    seriocomic is the full form of the same word; serio is a shorter variant used in the same contexts

文法句型

serio + noun (play, film, novel, drama, comedy)

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (before a noun). Most often encountered in the compound 'seriocomic' or 'serio-comic'; standalone use as 'serio' is literary and uncommon in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌The film was very serio.
✅The film had a serio tone.
💡'serio' is almost never used predicatively (after a linking verb); it sits before the noun it describes.