| 单词 | burlesque |
| 释义 | Word Frequency burlesque(bɜːˈlɛsk) noun 1. an artistic work, esp literary or dramatic, satirizing a subject by caricaturing it 2. a ludicrous imitation or caricature 3. a play of the 17th–19th centuries that parodied some contemporary dramatic fashion or event 4. Also: burlesk US and Canadian theatre a bawdy comedy show of the late 19th and early 20th centuries: the striptease eventually became one of its chief elements Slang name: burleycueadjective 5. of, relating to, or characteristic of a burlesque verbWord forms: -lesques, -lesquing or -lesqued 6. to represent or imitate (a person or thing) in a ludicrous way; caricature Derived forms burlesquely (burˈlesquely) adverb burlesquer (burˈlesquer) noun Word origin C17: from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla a jest, piece of nonsense |
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