melodramatic

Compared meaning: exaggerated, overly dramatic (adjective).

比较义项：夸张的（adj.）。

• theatrical

  Describes actions or manners that look showy or performance-like, as if acting on stage; can be neutral or even admiring, and usually describes gestures, entrances, or style rather than emotions.

  形容看起来浮夸、像在表演一样的动作或举止；语气可以是中性甚至带欣赏意味，通常描述手势、出场方式或风格，而非情绪本身。

  He gave a theatrical bow before walking off the stage.

  他在下台前做了一个夸张的鞠躬动作。

• melodramatic 本词

  Describes emotional reactions that are exaggerated far beyond what a situation deserves, usually said critically or mockingly about someone overreacting emotionally to something minor.

  形容对情况的情绪反应夸张到远超实际需要，通常带批评或嘲讽语气，指某人为小事而情绪化地反应过度。

  He got melodramatic and burst into tears over a tiny scratch on his phone.

  他因为手机上一道小划痕而反应过度，夸张地哭了起来。

Theatrical and melodramatic both mean exaggerated, but differ in tone. Theatrical describes showy, stage-like actions or style; it can sound neutral or even admiring. Melodramatic describes emotions exaggerated far beyond the situation, said critically about someone overreacting. Theatrical's literal 'theatre' sense is not compared here.

这两个词都可表示“夸张的”，但theatrical更强调像舞台表演一样浮夸的动作或风格，语气较中性甚至带欣赏意味；melodramatic更强调对小事反应过度、情绪化，语气通常带批评或嘲讽意味。此处不比较theatrical表示“剧院的、戏剧的”这一字面义项。