| 单词 | farce |
| 释义 | farce /fahrs/, n. , v. , farced, farcing. n. 1. a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character. 2. humor of the type displayed in such works. 3. foolish show; mockery; a ridiculous sham. 4. Cookery. forcemeat. v.t. 5. to season (a speech or composition), esp. with witty material. 6. Obs. to stuff; cram. [1300-50; (n.) ME fars stuffing < MF farce < VL *farsa, n. use of fem. of L farsus, earlier fartus stuffed, ptp. of farcire to stuff; (v.) ME farsen < OF farcir < L farcire] Syn. 3. burlesque, travesty. |
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