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Satire Humour Exaggeration 英[ˈsætaɪə(R 美['Sætaɪər N.讽刺;讽刺文学;讽刺作品 N Uncount 讽刺;讥讽

单词 satire
音标
英[ˈsætaɪə(r)] 美['sætaɪər]
解释
n.讽刺;讽刺文学;讽刺作品;
例句

N-UNCOUNT
讽刺;讥讽
Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are.
例:The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.圣诞季商业化的一面很容易招来讥讽。

N-COUNT
讽刺作品
A satire is a play, film, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
例:...a sharp satire on the American political process.一部尖刻讽刺美国政治进程的作品
变形
pl:satires~

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