1807, "matters pertaining to the stage," from noun use of theatric (adj.) "pertaining to the theater" (1706), from theater. Meaning "theatrical behavior" is attested from 1929, American English.
双语例句
1. So your publisher actually condones these theatrics?
你的出版商不在意你的这些夸张演出?
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2. Certainly amateur theatrics had helped his legal career.
