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tragedy

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tragedy /ˈtræʤədi/ noun
plural tragedies
tragedy
/ˈtræʤədi/
noun
plural tragedies
Learner's definition of TRAGEDY
: a very bad event that causes great sadness and often involves someone's death悲惨事件;惨剧
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : a very sad, unfortunate, or upsetting situation : something that causes strong feelings of sadness or regret悲剧;不幸;可悲之事
[count] : a play, movie, etc., that is serious and has a sad ending (such as the death of the main character)悲剧作品
[noncount] : plays, movies, etc., that are tragedies悲剧
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3508 COCA: 2883

tragedy

noun

trag·​e·​dy ˈtra-jə-dē How to pronounce tragedy (audio)
plural tragedies
1
a
: a disastrous event : calamity
2
a
: a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (such as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror
b
: the literary genre of tragic dramas
c
: a medieval narrative poem or tale typically describing the downfall of a great man
3
: tragic quality or element

Example Sentences

Her son's death was a terrible tragedy. The situation ended in tragedy when the gunman shot and killed two students. The biggest tragedy here is that the accident could have easily been prevented. “Hamlet” is one of Shakespeare's best-known tragedies. The students are studying Greek tragedy. an actor who is drawn to tragedy See More
Recent Examples on the Web Similarly, life changes can be positive, like with the addition of a new family member, or steeped in tragedy. Leah Hall, Country Living, 13 Sep. 2022 Harford County will remember the lives lost in the 9/11 tragedy with several memorial events starting Friday. Baltimore Sun, 8 Sep. 2022 But the character's return in the third film is shrouded in tragedy. Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Without the heroic efforts and quick thinking of Campos and his colleagues, the mission would’ve likely ended in tragedy, according to NASA. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Sep. 2022 But the title also references the story’s inspiration in Greek tragedy, with fraternal ties riven by conflicted loyalties, and blinding anger sparked by the consuming thirst for revenge. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022 The same skepticism extends to acknowledging the state’s role in the tragedy. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2022 Beckmann gave his own face to Pilate, outfitting himself with a cruel and jutting chin, as if to say that in the tragedy of history, the artist is implicated as well. Peter Saenger, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Some of these encounters have ended in tragedy on the bison’s end. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English tragedie, from Middle French, from Latin tragoedia, from Greek tragōidia, from tragos goat (akin to Greek trōgein to gnaw) + aeidein to sing — more at troglodyte, ode

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2c

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The first known use of tragedy was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3508 COCA: 2883
tragedy

noun¹

1event/situation that causes great sadness悲慘事件;悲慘狀況ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAGEDY | TRAGEDY + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEabsolute, appalling, awful, big, enormous, great, horrible, horrific, major, real, terrible, unspeakable十足的悲劇;可怕的悲劇;巨大的悲劇;可怕得無法形容的悲劇family, human, personal, private家庭悲劇;人類悲劇;個人悲劇national國家悲劇recent最近發生的悲劇VERB + TRAGEDYend in以悲劇結尾A family's outing ended in tragedy when their boat capsized.一家人出遊,結果船翻了,以一場悲劇告終。be dogged by, experience, face, suffer屢遭悲劇;遭受不幸cause造成悲劇We don't know what caused the tragedy.我們不知道是什麼造成了悲劇。avert, avoid, prevent避免悲劇;防止悲劇overcome走出悲劇survive經受住悲劇see, witness看到/見證悲劇exploit利用悲劇TRAGEDY + VERBbefall sb, happen, occur, strike (sb)悲劇降臨到某人身上;悲劇發生(在某人身上)Tragedy struck when their eight-year-old daughter was knocked down by a car.悲劇發生,他們 8 歲的女兒被車撞了。unfold悲劇展開She had seen the tragedy unfold.她看到了悲劇一步步展開。affect sb/sth, touch sb悲劇影響⋯/觸動某人PREPOSITIONtragedy for sb對某人而言是個悲劇The closure of the factory is a tragedy for the whole community.工廠的關閉是整個社區的悲劇。
tragedy

noun²

2serious play with a sad ending悲劇作品ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAGEDY ADJECTIVEclassical, Greek, Jacobean, Shakespearean古典/希臘/英王詹姆斯一世時期的/莎士比亞悲劇revenge復仇悲劇VERB + TRAGEDYwrite寫悲劇

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