英 [ˈmelədrɑːmə] 美 [ˈmelədrɑːmə]
n. 情节剧；音乐剧；耸人听闻的事件，闹剧
复数melodramas
melodrama /ˈmɛləˌdrɑːmə/ TEM8
有变体名词 A melodrama is a story or play in which there are a lot of exciting or sad events and in which people's emotions are very exaggerated. 惊险故事; 传奇剧
an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization
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Streep and Liu Xiaoqing's melodrama acting arts are live performance style primarily, and fused acting elements of other style.
斯特里普和刘晓庆的情节剧电影表演艺术以生活化表演风格为主,并融合了其他风格的表演元素。
通俗剧
情节剧-引用次数：3
Stemming from this opinion, some critics judge that it is an inevitable result of a melodrama and bound to weaken the authenticity of the story to a large extent.
有的论者也由此出发，批评它是情节剧小说模式的必然结果，它使小说的真实性大打折扣。
参考来源论《简·爱》中的疯女人形象
音乐剧
情节剧（Melodrama）是戏剧模式的一个分支，不是所有。不能以情节剧的设定本身衡量一部非情节剧电影。
另外，张爱玲偏爱通俗剧的剧本形式，通俗剧(Melodrama)在西方文学中具有深远的传统，可追溯至希腊戏剧。
...说是歌 唱，不如说是讲话，一种有一定音高的讲话， 以求避免伴奏的调性与宣叙调的调性造成明 显的矛盾，如同音乐剧（Melodrama）一样令 人不快。近代歌剧应用附有伴奏的宣叙调，歌 唱像讲话，伴奏作主题的展开，听起来很有兴 趣。
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melodramatic 夸张的；情节剧的；戏剧似的
melody 旋律；歌曲；美妙的音乐
Instead of tragedy, we got melodrama.
我们看到的是情节剧，而不是悲剧。
It is the melodious drama of ancient Greek theater, the term "melodious drama" being shortened eventually to "melodrama" because operas frequently are melodramatic, not to say unrealistic.
它是富有优美声调的一段戏剧，源自古希腊剧院。“声调优美的戏剧”这个表达最终被简化成了“情节剧”，因为歌剧往往是音乐性的，而且有戏剧情节的，甚至是超现实的。
The action slips from comedy to melodrama and finally to tragedy.
剧情由喜剧慢慢发展成闹剧，最后又演变为悲剧。
"Also it took away a lot of your fear of melodrama as well because it felt kind of seismic, if that's the right word.
VOA : standard.2009.11.23
Takal coaxes melodrama from first-person naturalism and smartly blends the allure of genre with do-it-yourself intimacy.
Real-world political melodrama, with obvious good and bad guys, but intelligent and well acted.
How do the best writers convey grief without alienating the reader or lapsing into melodrama?