operatic
/ˌɒpəˈrætɪk/adjective
1- of, relating to, or characteristic of opera歌剧的:
operatic arias.
歌剧咏叹调。
1.1
- extravagantly theatrical; histrionic过分戏剧化的; 戏剧的:
she wrung her hands in operatic despair.
她演戏似的绝望地绞着双手。
派生词
operatically
adverb词源
mid 18th cent.: formed irregularly from OPERA1, on the pattern of words such as dramatic.