tragic
adj
1 causing great sadness, esp because extremely unfortunate or having terrible consequences 悲惨的; 悲痛的; 可悲的
a tragic accident, mistake, loss 可悲的事故、 错误、 损失
Hers is a tragic story. 她的经历十分悲惨.
The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic. 污染海滩後果可悲. *It's tragic that he died so young. 他英年早逝令人悲哀.2 [attrib 作定语]
of or in the style of tragedy 悲剧的;悲剧风格的
one of our finest tragic actors 我们的最优秀的一个悲剧演员.
Some stories are for swallowing. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, It's so good I can't put it dow