satire

satire
[ˈsatʌɪə]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
    讽刺，讥讽
    ■[count noun]a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire
    讽刺作品
    a stinging satire on American politics.
    对美国政治的辛辣讽刺。
    ■a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire
    讽刺文学
    ■[count noun](in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies
    （拉丁文学的）讽刺杂咏（尤指讽刺时弊的诗）
派生
satirist
noun
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura 'poetic medley'
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