Theatrics is loud, exaggerated behaviour that is done to be noticed. Someone shouting, waving their arms, storming out of a room, crying at exactly the right moment — if you feel it is performed rather than real, you can call it theatrics. The word almost always carries a small sting: you are saying the person is acting, and that the show is bigger than the feeling behind it.

Theatrics is loud, exaggerated behaviour that is done to be noticedTheatrics是為了引人注目而做出的誇張吵鬧行為. Someone shouting, waving their arms, storming out of a room, crying at exactly the right moment有人大吼、揮手臂、氣沖沖走出房間、在剛剛好的時機哭出來 — if you feel it is performed rather than real如果你覺得那是演出來的而不是真的, you can call it theatrics你就可以稱它為theatrics. The word almost always carries a small sting這個詞幾乎總是帶著一點刺: you are saying the person is acting你是在說這個人是在演戲, and that the show is bigger than the feeling behind it而且這場表演比背後的真實感受還要誇張.

It is a plural-looking noun, and it usually appears with a plural verb: 'his theatrics were embarrassing'. You will see it a lot in political writing ('courtroom theatrics', 'the theatrics of the debate') and in sport, where a player rolls on the ground to win a foul. People also say a phrase like 'enough of the theatrics' when they want someone to stop performing and get to the point.

It is a plural-looking noun它是一個看起來像複數的名詞, and it usually appears with a plural verb通常會搭配複數動詞: 'his theatrics were embarrassing''his theatrics were embarrassing'（他那套演戲讓人尷尬）. You will see it a lot in political writing你會常在政治類文章裡看到它 ('courtroom theatrics', 'the theatrics of the debate''courtroom theatrics'（法庭上的做戲）、'the theatrics of the debate'（辯論裡的做戲）) and in sport以及在體育報導裡, where a player rolls on the ground to win a foul比如球員在地上打滾想騙到犯規. People also say a phrase like 'enough of the theatrics'大家也會說'enough of the theatrics'（別再演了）這種話 when they want someone to stop performing and get to the point想叫對方別再表演、直接講重點的時候.

There is a second, older and completely neutral use: theatrics can simply mean the art and craft of putting on plays — lighting, staging, performance. That use is now rare, and if you meet the word today it is nearly always the critical one. Note the family resemblance to hysterics and dramatics; dramatics in particular is used almost identically.

There is a second, older and completely neutral use還有第二種比較舊、完全中性的用法: theatrics can simply mean the art and craft of putting on playstheatrics可以單純指搬演戲劇的藝術與技藝 — lighting, staging, performance像是燈光、舞台設計、表演. That use is now rare這種用法現在很少見了, and if you meet the word today it is nearly always the critical one如果你今天遇到這個詞，幾乎都是那個帶批評意味的用法. Note the family resemblance to hysterics and dramatics順帶注意它跟hysterics（歇斯底里）和dramatics（做戲）長得很像; dramatics in particular is used almost identically尤其是dramatics，用法幾乎一模一樣.