melodrama
US /ˈmel.əˌdræm.ə/
UK /ˈmel.əˌdræm.ə/
1.
情節劇, 通俗劇
a sensational dramatic piece with exaggerated characters and exciting events intended to appeal to the emotions
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The play was a classic melodrama, full of heroes, villains, and damsels in distress.
這部劇是一部經典的情節劇，充滿了英雄、反派和陷入困境的少女。
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His life story reads like a cheap melodrama.
他的人生故事讀起來就像一部廉價的情節劇。
2.
誇張的煽情, 矯揉造作
exaggerated sensationalism in speech or behavior
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Her constant emotional outbursts were pure melodrama.
她持續的情緒爆發純粹是誇張的表演。
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He added a touch of melodrama to his speech to stir the crowd.
他在演講中加入了一點誇張的煽情，以煽動人群。