- histrionic (adj.)
[histrionic 词源字典]
- "theatrical" (figuratively, "hypocritical"), 1640s, from Latin histrionicus "pertaining to an actor," from histrio (genitive histrionis) "actor," said to be of Etruscan origin. The literal sense in English is from 1759.[histrionic etymology, histrionic origin, 英语词源]