"hammy" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 誇張做作的（表演）

Definition

用來形容表演或行為過於誇張、做作，好像演員故意想引人注意一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常是非正式、帶有負面評價，比較常用於批評演員或表演方式過度誇張；有時也可指一般行為很做作。不要和食物“火腿”混淆。

Examples

His acting in the play was very hammy.

他在劇中的表演非常**誇張做作**。

The movie was good, but the villain was a bit hammy.

電影不錯，但反派角色有點**做作**。

Sometimes her jokes can sound a little hammy.

有時候她的笑話聽起來有點**做作**。

He gave such a hammy performance that the audience laughed at the wrong moments.

他的表演太**誇張**，觀眾都在不該笑的時候笑了。

Her hammy delivery made the scene less believable.

她**做作**的表現讓這場戲變得不真實。

Come on, don’t be so hammy—just act natural.

別那麼**做作**，自然一點就好。