- [countable, uncountable]
a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of somebody/something in order to be humorous 滑稽模仿作品（文章、音乐作品或表演等的滑稽模仿） a parody of a horror film 一部恐怖电影的仿作 His personality made him an easy subject for parody. 他的性格使他易于成为人们搞笑模仿的对象。
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingc2She has written a cruel parody of his book. 她的模仿之作对他的那本书进行了无情的嘲讽。 The show included a parody on Hollywood action movies. 这次演出中有一个讽刺好莱坞动作电影的模仿之作。 The show included a parody on current affairs programmes. 这次演出中有一个讽刺时事节目的模仿之作。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- clever
- funny
- …
- write
- do
- through parody
- parody of
- parody on
- …
- [countable] (disapproving)
something that is such a bad or an unfair example of something that it seems silly 拙劣的模仿；荒诞不经的事 The trial was a parody of justice. 那次审判是对正义的嘲弄。 This article is a grotesque parody of the truth. 这篇文章是对事实的荒诞模仿。
Extra ExamplesHe sighed in a parody of deep emotion. 他装作动情地叹息起来。 She has become a grotesque parody of her former elegant self. 她成为了以前那个举止优雅的自己的怪诞模仿品。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- grotesque
- in a parody of
- parody of
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’.