dramatize history; fictionalized account
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to dramatize historical subjects with fictional, amusing, or sensational plots
Often used in film, television, and literature to describe works that use historical figures or events as a loose framework but invent entertaining, comedic, or romantic details for popular appeal. Can carry a connotation of historical inaccuracy.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
wéi围
zuò坐
zhe着
tīng听
lǎo老
rén人
xì戏
shuō说
Qián乾
Lóng隆
huáng皇
dì帝
de的
gù故
shi事
。
The children sat around listening to the old man tell entertaining, fictionalized stories about Emperor Qianlong.
Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
shì视
jù剧
xì戏
shuō说
Sān三
Guó国
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
hěn很
duō多
zhēng争
yì议
。
This TV drama offers a fictionalized, dramatized version of the Three Kingdoms, sparking much controversy.
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Tā他
bù不
xǐ喜
huan欢
kàn看
xì戏
shuō说
lèi类
de的
gǔ古
zhuāng装
jù剧
。
He doesn't enjoy watching costume dramas that take liberties with history.
Zhè这
bù部
xiǎo小
shuō说
xì戏
shuō说
lì历
shǐ史
，
bǎ把
yán严
sù肃
de的
lì历
shǐ史
shì事
jiàn件
gǎi改
biān编
chéng成
le了
xǐ喜
jù剧
。
This novel dramatizes history, adapting serious historical events into a comedy.