bathos
US /ˈbeɪ.θɑːs/
UK /ˈbeɪ.θɑːs/
1.
突降, 反高潮
an abrupt change in style from the sublime or lofty to the ridiculous or trivial
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The dramatic scene ended in bathos when the hero tripped over his own feet.
當英雄被自己的腳絆倒時，戲劇性的場景以突降結束。
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The poet's attempt at grandeur often devolved into unintentional bathos.
詩人對宏偉的嘗試常常演變成無意的突降。