tragedy /ˈtrædʒidi/ n. ［u］ & ［c］ 1.悲剧：Shakespeare’s tragedy of Hamlet 莎士比亚的悲剧《哈姆雷特》 2.灾 难，惨事：bear a tragedy 忍受不幸；suffer a tragedy 惨遭不幸；an air tragedy 飞机失事，空难 The father’s sudden death was a tragedy to his family. 他父亲的突然去逝是他家的一大不幸。
tragic /ˈtrædʒik/ adj. 悲惨的，可悲的；悲剧(性)的：tragic plays 悲剧；make a tragic mistake 犯了一个可悲的错误Her death in the car accident was tragic; she was only 18. 她死于车祸太惨了，她仅18岁。
