farce
US
UK farce n: (contrived comedy)
SC 滑稽剧，笑剧 huá jī jù，xiào jù
SC 滑稽剧剧本，笑剧剧本 huá jī jù jù běn，xiào jù jù běn
The play was a classic farce about marital infidelity.
farce n: (situation, event: ridiculous) (比喻)
SC 闹剧，滑稽的局面，可笑的事情 nào jù，huá jī de jú miàn，kě xiào de shì qíng
The authority's handling of the flood has become a farce.