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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. So your publisher actually condones these theatrics?
你的出版商不在意你的這些夸張演出?
來(lái)自電影對(duì)白
2. Certainly amateur theatrics had helped his legal career.