If you behave in a melodramatic way, you become more angry, more sad, or more shocked than the situation really calls for. The feeling is big, loud, and a bit like a play.

If you behave in a melodramatic way如果你的行為很誇張做作 you become你會 than the situation really calls for比情況實際所需要的 more angry, more sad, or more shocked更生氣、更難過，或更震驚。The feeling這種感覺 is big, loud是強烈誇張的 and a bit like a play而且有點像在演戲。

People often use this word to tease or to criticise: they mean “that was a bit much.” It comes from melodrama, old stage plays that mixed music with very strong, simple feelings — heroes, villains, tears.

People often use this word to tease or to criticise人們常用這個字來取笑或批評別人: they mean "that was a bit much."意思是「這也太誇張了吧」 It comes from melodrama這個字來自 melodrama（通俗劇）, old stage plays that mixed music with very strong, simple feelings一種把音樂和非常強烈、簡單的情感混在一起的老式舞台劇 — heroes, villains, tears英雄、壞人、眼淚（那一類的角色和情節）。

Today it is less about music and more about extra emotion. It can describe a person, a speech, a film scene, or even a sigh.

Today現在 it is less about music已經比較不是在講音樂 and more about extra emotion而是比較講「情緒過頭」。It can describe a person, a speech, a film scene, or even a sigh它可以用來形容一個人、一段演講、一個電影畫面，甚至一聲嘆氣。

In everyday talk it is common, unlike mellifluous. Though actually, a film scene can be both musical and over-the-top; if you only mean “too much feeling,” this is the word.

In everyday talk在日常對話裡 it is common這個字很常見 unlike mellifluous不像 mellifluous（悅耳動聽）那麼少見。Though actually不過其實 a film scene can be both musical and over-the-top一個電影畫面可以同時是配樂優美又誇張過頭; if you only mean "too much feeling,"如果你只是想表達「情緒太過頭了」 this is the word那這個字就對了。