dramatise
dramatise — 動詞
1. to turn a novel, story, poem, or other written work into a script that actors ca
改編
將文學作品改為表演形式
to turn a novel, story, poem, or other written work into a script that actors can perform, whether on a theatre stage, on television, or in a film.
Christopher decided to dramatise his favourite short story for the school play.
Christopher 決定將他最喜歡的短篇小說改編成學校戲劇。
transitive: dramatise + story + for [medium]
The novel was dramatised for television and became a popular series.
這本小說被改編成電視劇，並成為一部受歡迎的影集。
passive: was dramatised for television
Paloma dramatised a collection of Malay folk tales into a series of one-act plays.
Paloma 將一系列馬來民間故事改編成數齣獨幕劇。
The famous author was asked to dramatise her memoir for the West End stage.
那位知名作家應邀將她的回憶錄改編成倫敦西區的舞台劇。
- adapt
broader term — adapt can mean change for any purpose, while dramatise specifically targets performance
- turn into a play
more informal and specific to theatre, while dramatise also covers film and television
文法句型
dramatise + noun phrase + for [medium (television, stage, screen)]
be dramatised + as/by/for
用法筆記
Common in passive constructions (be dramatised). Often followed by 'for' + the performance medium (for television, for the stage). The US spelling is dramatize.
2. to describe an event, situation, or problem in a way that makes it appear far mo
誇大；渲染
把事件描述得比實際更誇張
to describe an event, situation, or problem in a way that makes it appear far more exciting, serious, or extreme than the truth would suggest.
Reema tends to dramatise small problems at work, making each one sound like a crisis.
Reema 傾向於把工作中的小問題誇大，把每件事都說得像危機一樣。
collocation: dramatise + problem / situation / event
Zayd dramatised his account of the hike so much that his friends stopped believing him.
Zayd 把他在健行中的經歷渲染得太過誇張，以至於他的朋友們都不再相信他了。
Please don't dramatise the situation — it was a simple misunderstanding between neighbours.
請不要誇大情況——那只是鄰居之間一個小小的誤會。
Nellie's version of the argument was heavily dramatised with invented details.
Nellie 對那次爭執的描述經過大量渲染，加入了許多她虛構的細節。
- exaggerate
more neutral in tone; dramatise adds a theatrical quality
- overstate
slightly more formal, often used in written language
- sensationalise
specifically about making news or stories more shocking than they are
- downplay
to make something seem less important than it really is — the opposite action
- understate
to describe something as smaller or less serious than it really is
文法句型
dramatise + noun phrase (event, situation, problem)
用法筆記
Often carries a negative connotation — the speaker implies the person is making something out to be more serious than it deserves. Common with adverbs that suggest a habit (tends to dramatise, always dramatises). Distinguish from sense 1 (ADAPT FOR PERFORMANCE), which refers to adapting written works for stage or screen.