drama: [17] Etymologically, drama is simply ‘that which is done’ (in that respect it closely resembles act, which has the neutral, general meaning ‘do something’, as well as the more specific ‘perform on stage’). It comes via late Latin drāma from Greek drama, originally ‘deed, action’, and hence ‘play’. This was a derivative of the verb dran ‘do’, whose past participle was the ultimate source of English drastic [17]. => drastic
drama (n.)
1510s, from Late Latin drama "play, drama," from Greek drama (genitive dramatos) "play, action, deed," from dran "to do, act, perform" (especially some great deed, whether good or bad), from PIE *dere- "to work." Drama queen attested by 1992.
实用例句
1. "Kathleen" was, as its 1892 subtitle asserted, "An Irish Drama".
正如1892年剧本的副标题所强调的，《凯瑟琳》是一部“爱尔兰戏剧”。来自柯林斯例句
2. Why are Geography, Drama, Art and English in the ascendant?
为什么地理、戏剧、艺术和英语逐渐受宠？来自柯林斯例句
3. The drama takes an idealistic, even a naive view of the subject.
这部戏在对待这一主题上有些理想化，甚至是天真。来自柯林斯例句
4. The meeting had all the ingredients of high political drama.
这次会议具备了作为高度戏剧性的政治事件的一切要素。来自柯林斯例句
5. It carried off the Evening Standard drama award for best play.
