caricature
caricature
[ˈkarɪkəˌtjʊə]
noun
caricatural
adjective
caricaturist
noun
语源
[ˈkarɪkəˌtjʊə]
noun
- a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect
漫画；夸张的描述（或模仿）
■[mass noun]the art or style of such exaggerated representation
漫画艺术；夸张表现的风格
there are elements of caricature in the portrayal of the hero.
在对该英雄的描述中含有夸张的成分。
■a ludicrous or grotesque version of someone or something
（人或物的）可笑（或怪诞）样式
he looked a caricature of his normal self.
他看上去和平时不一样，挺可笑的。
- [with obj.](一般作 be caricatured)make or give a comically or grotesquely exaggerated representation of (someone)
对（某人）予以滑稽（或荒诞）的夸张表现，用漫画表现
he was famous enough to be caricatured by Punch.
他很出名，连《笨拙周报》都为他画漫画。
caricatural
adjective
caricaturist
noun
语源
- mid 18th cent.: from French, from Italian caricatura, from caricare 'load, exaggerate', from Latin carricare (see charge)
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