par·o·dy
noun/ˈpærədi/
/ˈpærədi/
(plural parodies)
- [countable, uncountable] a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of somebody/something in order to be humorous
滑稽模仿作品（文章、音乐作品或表演等的滑稽模仿） - a parody of a horror film
一部恐怖电影的仿作 - His personality made him an easy subject for parody.
他的性格使他易于成为人们搞笑模仿的对象。
Wordfinder- caricature
- comedy
- funny
- joke
- parody
- pun
- sketch
- slapstick
- spoof
- take-off
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingc2- She has written a cruel parody of his book.
她的模仿之作对他的那本书进行了无情的嘲讽。 - The show included a parody on Hollywood action movies.
这次演出中有一个讽刺好莱坞动作电影的模仿之作。 - The show included a parody on current affairs programmes.
这次演出中有一个讽刺时事节目的模仿之作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- clever
- funny
- …
- write
- do
- through parody
- parody of
- parody on
- …
- a parody of a horror film
- [countable] (disapproving) something that is such a bad or an unfair example of something that it seems silly
拙劣的模仿；荒诞不经的事 - The trial was a parody of justice.
那次审判是对正义的嘲弄。 - This article is a grotesque parody of the truth.
这篇文章是对事实的荒唐模仿。
Extra Examples- He sighed in a parody of deep emotion.
他装作动情地叹息起来。 - She has become a grotesque parody of her former elegant self.
她成为了以前那个举止优雅的自己的怪诞模仿品。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grotesque
- in a parody of
- parody of
- The trial was a parody of justice.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’.