
好词典

19世纪缩写自opera(歌剧),最初指歌剧合唱团成员,后衍生出动词用法。
❶ 指歌剧演员或歌剧爱好者,常用于非正式场合称呼专业歌剧表演者或资深观众。
“She's been a devoted oper for over twenty years.”
(她作为歌剧爱好者已超过二十年。)
“The opers gathered backstage after the performance.”
(演出结束后歌剧演员们在后台集合。)
❶ 非正式用法,表示像歌剧演员般夸张地表演或说话,带有戏剧化意味。
“Stop oping around and just tell me what happened.”
(别夸张表演了,直接告诉我发生了什么。)
“She oped her way through the entire argument.”
(她全程用歌剧式的夸张方式争吵。)
full oper — 形容某人完全进入歌剧表演状态,或指极度戏剧化的行为表现。
“When she spilled the coffee, she went full oper with screams and swooning.”
(当她打翻咖啡时,她完全进入戏剧模式,尖叫加晕倒。)