dramatical

dramatical — 形容詞

  • dramaticalpositive
  • more dramaticalcomparative
  • most dramaticalsuperlative

1. connected with the theatre or plays; having the exciting, emotional, or exaggera

1.形容詞B2
釋義

戲劇的

與戲劇或劇場有關的

connected with the theatre or plays; having the exciting, emotional, or exaggerated qualities that people associate with a stage performance

例句

The school's dramatical society put on three plays last year, each one drawing large crowds.

學校的戲劇社去年上演了三齣話劇，每一齣都吸引了大量觀眾。

collocation: dramatical society

Allison told the story with such dramatical gestures that the children sat completely still.

Allison 用誇張的戲劇化手勢講故事，孩子們聽得完全不敢動彈。

collocation: dramatical gestures

同義詞
  • dramatic

    the standard and far more common form; use dramatic in all general contexts

  • theatrical

    more strongly connected to literal stage performance; can also mean showy or exaggerated

  • histrionic

    formal or technical term for overly theatrical behaviour, often negative

反義詞
  • understated

    deliberately plain or restrained, the opposite of dramatical/exaggerated

  • low-key

    informal; describes something deliberately modest and not attention-seeking

用法筆記

Dramatical is a less common variant of dramatic. It appears most often in fixed collocations (dramatical society, dramatical effects) and in older or formal theatre writing. In everyday speech and writing, dramatic is the standard form.

常見錯誤

❌Her dramatical performance won an award' (grammatically fine but unnatural for most contexts).
✅Her dramatic performance won an award.
💡Dramatic is the standard spelling for almost all contexts; dramatical sounds dated or overly formal.
❌The weather took a dramatical turn' (applying to non-theatre contexts).
✅The weather took a dramatic turn.
💡Dramatical is rarely used for general situations; use dramatic instead.