| 单词 | farce |
| 释义 | farce (once / 887 pages) 1n 2vn A farce is a broad satire or comedy, though now it's used to describe something that is supposed to be serious but has turned ridiculous. If a defendant is not treated fairly, his lawyer might say that the trial is a farce. As a type of comedy, a farce uses improbable situations, physical humor and silliness to entertain. Spoof films such as "Spaceballs," a comedy based on the Star Wars movies, are farces. If a real-life event or situation is a farce, it feels this ridiculous. An election is a farce, if the outcome has been determined before the voting begins. And class can feel like a farce if your substitute teacher knows less about the subject than you do. WORD FAMILYfarce: farced, farces, farcical, farcing+/farcical: farcically USAGE EXAMPLESRazor Girl, full of eccentric characters, mistaken identities, coincidences and farce, follows a similar format. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) If what’s wanted is farce and tragedy, drama and very black comedy, the inauguration of the 45th president ought to be just the ticket. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) “Understand this, the #electoralsystem is flawed, unconstitutional & highly #corrupt,” she tweeted, adding that the international community “facilitated & still funds this farce.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 n a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations 2Syn|Hyper farce comedy, travesty comedy light and humorous drama with a happy ending 1v fill with a stuffing while cooking Syn|Hyper stuff stuff fill tightly with a material fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense 2n mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs Syn|Hyper forcemeat dressing, stuffing a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables |
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