tragicomedy
悲喜劇
解説 Definition
悲喜劇。悲劇と喜劇の要素を組み合わせた演劇作品。
A tragicomedy is a work of literature, theater, or film that mixes serious, sad parts with humorous or hopeful ones. It often shows that life can be painful and funny at the same time. The word is mainly used when talking about stories and dramatic style.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
tragic と comedy をそのまま並べた語と見ると覚えやすい。片方だけで終わらず、「つらい、重い、でも妙に可笑しい」が同時にあるのが核心。単なる tragedy なら悲劇に寄り、comedy なら笑いに寄るが、tragicomedy は両方がせめぎ合う。映画や演劇で、笑っていたのに後味が切ない作品を思い浮かべると定着しやすい。dark comedy よりも、悲しさ自体がしっかり残る語だと意識すると混同しにくい。
This word is easy to remember because it joins `tragic` and `comedy`. Keep the image of a story that makes you laugh, but also leaves a sad feeling. If it feels like both a tragedy and a comedy at the same time, `tragicomedy` fits.
例文
Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' is sometimes classified as a tragicomedy.
シェークスピアの「嵐」は時々悲喜劇として分類される。
Tragicomedy blends serious themes with humorous moments for emotional complexity.
悲喜劇は真摯なテーマをユーモラスな瞬間と混ぜて感情的な複雑性を作成する。
Modern playwrights frequently employ tragicomedy to reflect the contradictions of life.
現代の劇作家は人生の矛盾を反映するために頻繁に悲喜劇を採用する。
tragicomedy の類義語・関連語
tragicomedy の語源・成り立ち Etymology
tragicomedy は tragic + comedy の複合語で、tragedy はギリシャ語 tragoidia、comedy は komoidia に由来します。tragic や comedian を合わせて見ると、「悲劇」と「喜劇」を一つに重ねた語だと腑に落ちます。
This word was formed in English from tragic and comedy. Those parts go back through Latin to Greek roots: tragic from tragikos, linked to tragedy, and comedy from komoidia. The idea developed as a name for a work that mixes elements of tragedy and comedy in one piece.
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