形容詞 melodramatic:

1. having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama
2. characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected
   同義詞：histrionic

1. A melodramatic serial in which each episode ends in suspense.
   驚險故事連載每一集都在懸念中結(jié)束的情節(jié)劇連載
2. Marked by melodramatic intrigue and often espionage.
   間諜的，驚險的以戲劇性的陰謀為特征的，常常指間諜活動
3. A lurid, melodramatic, but accurate account of the accident.
   關(guān)于這事件的一則轟動且聳人聽聞但確切的報導(dǎo)

mel.o.dra.mat.ic

adj.（形容詞）
Having the excitement and emotional appeal of melodrama:
通俗鬧劇般的，戲劇性的：具有通俗鬧劇般令人感情激動之作用的：
例句：
.a melodramatic account of two perilous days spent among the planters.(Frank O. Gatell)
.對在殖民者中間度過的兩天的充滿危險的戲劇性的描述.(弗蘭克O.蓋特爾)

Exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic:
感情夸張的，傷感的；戲劇性的：
例句：
.Accuse me, if you will, of melodramatic embroidery.(Erskine Childers)See Synonyms at dramatic
.如果你愿意，你可以指責(zé)濫用了大量戲劇性的描述.(厄斯金·蔡爾德斯)參見 dramatic

Characterized by false pathos and sentiment.
聳人聽聞的：以假悲哀及傷感為特征的

【引伸】
mel.odramat.ically
adv.（副詞）