tragic

英['trædʒɪk] 美['trædʒɪk]

反义词comic

副词: tragically;

tragic 悲剧的，悲惨的

来自 tragedy,悲剧（戏剧），-ic,形容词后缀。词义由戏剧的悲剧通俗化。

tragic (adj.): 1540s, "calamitous, disastrous, fatal" ("resembling the actions in a stage tragedy"), shortened from tragical (late 15c.), modeled on Latin tragicus, from Greek tragikos "of or pertaining to tragedy; stately, majestic; plaintive," literally "goatish, of or pertaining to a goat," and perhaps referring to a satyr impersonated by a goat singer or satyric actor, from tragodia (see tragedy). Tragic flaw (1913) translates Greek hamartia. Related: Tragically.

1. Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.: 许多来看电影的人都被这部影片暴力而悲惨的结局所震惊。

2. There developed a practice that came to a tragic and terrible end.: 逐渐形成了一种做法，其结局却很悲惨。

3. He called it the most grotesquely tragic experience that he's ever had.: 他称之为人生中最离奇的不幸经历。