单词 | comic relief |
释义 | > as lemmascomic relief comic relief n. comic episodes of a play, etc., intended to offset the more serious parts; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > plot > parts of plot envoy1616 undermirth1640 counter-turn1651 under-walk1651 deus ex machina1697 happy ending1748 dénouement1752 anagnorisis1783 comic relief1783 by-play1812 tragic irony1833 by-plot1851 dramatic irony1881 plot point1909 cliff-hanging1945 subtext1960 1783 T. Davies Dramatic Misc. II. xxxiii. 365 The severity of the tragic scenes always wanted some comic relief. 1825 in E. Fitzball 35 Years Dramatic Author's Life (1859) I. 133 And the moment the point necessary for the plot is attained, the audience are always impatient for the comic relief. 1939 N. Marsh Overture to Death xviii. 204 ‘Let me come.’..‘All right. I can do with some comic relief.’ 1994 Washington Post 3 July g4/2 The role of the Senator, a composite of several Senate Judiciary Committee members, is meant to provide a measure of comic relief. < as lemmas |
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