His tragicomic way of telling the story about losing his job was both funny and heartbreaking.

tragicomic 是由 tragic（悲剧的）和 comic（喜剧的）两个词组合而成的复合形容词。tragic 来自希腊语 tragikos，表示"悲剧的、悲惨的"；comic 来自希腊语 komikos，表示"喜剧的、滑稽的"。 tragicomic 指"悲喜交加的、既可笑又可悲的"，形容同时具有悲剧和喜剧元素的情况或表达方式。