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Tragic is the adjective for that shape of loss: something ended badly and cannot be put back. Calling an accident tragic is not just calling it sad — it says a life or a future was taken, and everyone hearing about it feels the weight of it.

可以想成 tragedy 那個「收不回來的失去」變成形容詞的樣子。說一件事 tragic，不只是說它令人難過，而是說…更多收起可以想成 tragedy 那個「收不回來的失去」變成形容詞的樣子。說一件事 tragic，不只是說它令人難過，而是說裡面有一條命、一個本來會有的未來被拿走了，聽到的人會被那個重量壓住。同一個形容詞，往外可以貼在真實的意外上，往內可以貼在舞台上那種注定走向毀滅的故事上。

原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

tragicadj/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/

  • 1

    Causing great sadness or suffering.

    • Her father's early death was tragic.
    • Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?
  • 2

    Relating to tragedy in a literary work.

  • 3

    Having been the victim of a tragedy.

  • 4

    informalCringeworthy; tryhard; unhip; embarrassing; hopeless; indicative of (or having) a chronic lack of self-awareness.

    • That dress is tragic.
    • He's pretty tragic these days, hanging out with people half his age.

tragicnoun/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/

  • 1

    An obsessive fan, a superfan

    • Within the club itself, Crowe is regarded not only as a benefactor but as a fanatic -- a Rabbitohs tragic.
    • I'm a fan of rugby league. I'm a tragic of rugby league.
  • 2

    obsoleteA writer of tragedy.

  • 3

    obsoleteA tragedy; a tragic drama.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。