bathos

• 修辞或文学中的一种效果，指从崇高突然跌入平庸琐碎，常显得可笑；也指本想表达悲情却因陈腐或虚伪而失败。

A noun describing an effect in rhetoric or literature where there is an abrupt and often ridiculous descent from the sublime to the trivial, or an attempt at pathos that fails due to triteness or insincerity.

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1. Trite or trivial styleC2formal

   A descent in style from the elevated to the commonplace or trivial; an anticlimax.

   突降法；平庸陈腐的风格

   • The poem's grand opening was ruined by a line of bathos about a lost sock.
   • His speech moved from profound philosophy to bathos when he started discussing his breakfast.
   • The movie's attempt at a dramatic ending fell into bathos with a silly joke.

   同义词anticlimaxbanalitycomedownletdowntriteness

   反义词elevationgrandeurloftinessnobilitysublimity

2. Insincere pathosC2formal

   An attempt to evoke pity or sadness that is perceived as exaggerated or false.

   虚假的感伤

   • The actor's performance was criticized for its bathos, as the tears seemed forced.
   • The novel's sentimental passages were pure bathos, failing to move the reader.
   • His apology was full of bathos, making it seem insincere.

   同义词histrionicsmawkishnessmelodramasentimentalismsentimentality

3. Anticlimactic changeC2formal

   A sudden shift from a serious, elevated, or important subject to a trivial or disappointing one.

   突降

   • The debate descended into bathos when the candidate started arguing about a minor typo.
   • After discussing global warming, the conversation fell into bathos with a debate about recycling bins.
   • The symphony's powerful finale was undercut by a moment of bathos with a silly sound effect.

   同义词anticlimaxcomedowndisappointmentletdown

   反义词apexclimaxculminationpeak