| 单词 | comedy of manners |
| 释义 | > as lemmascomedy of manners comedy of manners n. a type of comedy which depicts the manners, habits, or affectations of society or a social class humorously or satirically. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > comedy > specific low comedy1608 farce1676 light comedy1698 high comedy1707 comedy of manners1822 comedietta1823 Adelphi screamer1830 commedia dell'arte1877 musical comedy1903 comédie noire1958 alternative comedy1980 1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Apr. 305/1 The artificial Comedy, or Comedy of manners, is quite extinct on our stage. 1913 J. Palmer Comedy of Manners i. 2 The English comedy of manners began with Etherege..and was finally extinguished in Sheridan and Goldsmith. 1951 Times Lit. Suppl. 26 Jan. 49/3 Mrs. Strachey's third novel is..a comedy of manners in which sharp observation of human behaviour and shrewd understanding of human motives are overlaid by an air of inconsequence and frivolous charm. 2013 Financial Times (U.S. ed.) 8 Aug. 9/2 The play is..full of sharp observations of social mores, yet not content to be a mere comedy of manners. < as lemmas |
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