theatrical

adjective
🔊/θiˈætrɪkl/
🔊/θiˈætrɪkl/
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  1. [only before noun] connected with the theatre戏剧的;演剧的;剧场的
    • a theatrical agent演员经纪人
    Topics Film and theatrec1
  2. (often disapproving) (of behaviour举止) deliberately attracting attention or creating a particular effect in a way that seems false演戏似的;夸张的;做作的
    • a theatrical gesture夸张的姿势
  3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek theatrikos (from theatron ‘theatre’) + -al.