satire
/ˈsætaɪə(r)/noun
mass noun
1- 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。
1.1
- count noun a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire讽刺作品：
a stinging satire on American politics.
一部辛辣讽刺美国政治的作品。
1.2
- a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire讽刺文学。
1.3
- 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）。
派生词
satirist
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura 'poetic medley'.