normal or excessive, sincere or manipulative, expressive or histrionic.

 And the same is true for the other judgments we make about tears, as when we deem them to be normal or excessive, sincere or manipulative, expressive or histrionic.

我們對眼淚做出的其他判斷也是如此，比如我們認為眼淚是正常的還是過度的、真誠的還是控制欲強的、表現性的還是裝腔作勢的。

histrionic

/ˌhɪstrɪˈɒnɪk/

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adjective

1. 1.

   excessively theatrical or dramatic in character or style.

   "a histrionic outburst"

   Similar:

   melodramatic

   theatrical

   affected

   dramatic

   exaggerated

   actorly

   actressy

   stagy

   showy

   artificial

   overacted

   overdone

   unnatural

   mannered

   stilted

   unreal

   hammy

   ham

   camp

   Opposite:

   unaffected
2. 2.

   FORMAL

   of or concerning actors or acting.

   "histrionic talents"

noun

1. 1.

   melodramatic behaviour designed to attract attention.

   "by now, Anna was accustomed to her mother's histrionics"

   Similar:

   dramatics

   drama

   theatrics

   theatricality

   tantrums

   affectation

   staginess

   artificiality

   unnaturalness
2. 2.

   ARCHAIC

   dramatic performances; the theatre.

   "he loved the theatre and everything which savoured of histrionics"