a story, play or novel that is full of exciting events and in which the characters and emotions seem too exaggerated to be real 情节剧；通俗剧；情节剧式故事（或小说） events, behaviour, etc. that are exaggerated or extreme 戏剧性的事件（或行为等）；过于夸大的事件（或行为等）
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French mélodrame, from Greek melos ‘music’ + French drame ‘drama’.