satire 英 [ˈsætaɪə(r)] 　 美 ['sætaɪər]

satire

satire　 英 [ˈsætaɪə(r)] 美 ['sætaɪər]

n. 讽刺；讽刺文学，讽刺作品　

名词复数:satires　

The satire aimed at modern greed.　讽刺针对现代贪婪。
What does the word ‘satire’ mean?　“讽刺”这个词是什么意思？

  • Satire is a way of making fun of people by using silly or exaggerated language. Politicians are easy targets for satire, especially when they're acting self-righteous or hypocritical.
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  • n. 讽刺；讽刺文学，讽刺作品

  • 1. The satire aimed at modern greed.

    讽刺针对现代贪婪。

  • 2. What does the word ‘satire’ mean?

    “讽刺”这个词是什么意思？

  • 3. But reality is not so far removed from satire.

    但是现实跟讽刺文学的差距也并不远。

  • satire (n.) late 14c., "work intended to ridicule vice or folly," from Middle French satire (14c.) and directly from Latin satira "satire, poetic medley," earlier satura, in lanx satura "mixed dish, dish filled with various kinds of fruit," literally "full dish," from fem. of satur "sated" (from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy").
  • satire (v.) 1905, from satire (n.). Related: Satired; satiring.
sat·ire / ˈsætaɪə(r) ; NAmE ˈsætaɪər / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show their faults or weaknesses; a piece of writing that uses this type of criticism 讽刺；讥讽；讽刺作品 ◆ political/social satire 政治╱社会讽刺作品 ◆ a work full of savage/biting satire 一部充满无情╱辛辣讽刺的作品 ◆ The novel is a stinging satire on American politics. 这部小说是对美国政治的尖锐讽刺。 satire satires sat·ire / ˈsætaɪə(r) ; NAmE ˈsætaɪər /
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