bathos
英 [ˈbeɪθɒs]
美 [ˈbeɪθɑːs]
n. 突降(指严肃的内容突然变得荒谬,常非出自本意)
COCA.44141
牛津词典
noun
- 突降(指严肃的内容突然变得荒谬,常非出自本意)
a sudden change, that is not always intended, from a serious subject or feeling to sth that is silly or not important
柯林斯词典
- (文学批评中的)突降法
In literary criticism,bathosis a sudden change in speech or writing from a serious or important subject to a ridiculous or very ordinary one.
英英释义
noun
- a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
- triteness or triviality of style
- insincere pathos