2007年3月17日 星期六

Caricature ***


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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    漫畫,諷刺畫;諷刺文[C]

                          Caricatures are usually done for amusement or satire.

                     漫畫通常用來取樂或諷刺。



          2.    漫畫藝術,漫畫手法[U]

                      He is a master of caricature.

                      他是一位漫畫大師。



          3.    誇張(或滑稽的)模仿[C]

                      He did a caricature of the old man by talking in a deep voice.

                      他用深沈的聲調講話,滑稽地模仿那位老人。


vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)

          1.    用漫畫表現;使漫畫化

                      He is often caricatured in local papers.

                      在當地報紙上他常常是漫畫的對象。


          2.    使顯得誇張可笑





The Columbia Guide to Standard American English



burlesque, caricature, farce, lampoon, parody, travesty (nn.)



A burlesque [ber-lesk] is a play or other literary piece that 

elevates the mundane or 

reduces and ridicules the noble for purposes of making people laugh. 

The [American burlesque] show presented bawdy comedy, skits, and striptease acts, 

making gross fun of human behavior. 



Caricature is the humorous exaggeration in pictures or words of people, places, or events, 

as in [political cartoons]



A farce is a comedy filled with wit, lively and unlikely 

social situations, and exaggerated language. 



A lampoon [lam-poon] is a harsh satire, designed to 

ridicule someone or something. 



A parody is a piece of music or literature in which another work is 

imitated for humorous purpose or ridiculed through exaggeration or distorted imitation. 



↑ A travesty is a gross distortion of an original work, exaggerated for comic purposes or with intent to ridicule.





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