burlesque
- IPA[ˌbərˈlesk]
美式
- an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody；humor that depends on comic imitation and exaggeration; absurdity
- cause to appear absurd by parodying or copying in an exaggerated form
noun: burlesque, plural noun: burlesques
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic work; a parody the funniest burlesque of opera burlesque Shakespearean stanzas
- ▪ humor that depends on comic imitation and exaggeration; absurdity the argument descends into burlesque
- 2. a variety show, typically including striptease burlesque clubs
動詞
- 1. cause to appear absurd by parodying or copying in an exaggerated form she struck a ridiculous pose that burlesqued her own vanity
- 更多解釋
- IPA[bəːˈlɛsk]
英式
- an absurd or comically exaggerated imitation of something, especially in a literary or dramatic ... a novel which is a burlesque of the literary life the argument descends into music-hall burlesque
- parody or imitate in an absurd or comically exaggerated way: a mock-heroic farce that burlesques the affectations of Restoration heroic drama
Oxford Dictionary
