tragedy

bi kịch

A drama or similar work, in which the main character is brought to ruin or otherwise suffers the extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character.

bi kịch

The genre of such works, and the art of producing them.

thảm kịch

A disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury.

ℹ Từ 'thảm kịch' thường được dùng cho các sự kiện có quy mô lớn hoặc gây chấn động dư luận, trong khi 'tai nạn thương tâm' thường dùng cho các sự kiện cụ thể hơn.

• “The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately attached; but, like many a fond mother, she had the desire of mapping out that son's future entirely according to her own ideas.[…]”
• We saw a farmhouse burning down in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. And we rolled right past that tragedy 'till we turned into some road house lights.