1 that makes you very sad, especially because it involves death 悲惨的（尤指因为有人死亡）: It's tragic that she lost her only child. 她失去了她的独生孩子，真是悲惨。a tragic accident 可悲的意外

2 (written 书面语) (only before a noun 只用于名词前) (used about literature) in the style of tragedy （指文学作品）悲剧的: a tragic actor/hero 悲剧演员；悲剧的主人翁 ➔tragically /-kli ||; -klɪ/ adv