Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are.
例句
The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.圣誕季商業化的一面很容易招來譏諷。
N-COUNT
諷刺作品
A satire is a play, film, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
例句
...a sharp satire on the American political process.一部尖刻諷刺美國政治進程的作品
英漢詞典釋義
n.
諷刺, 譏諷
Jack showed his dislike plainly in scorching satire.杰克以尖刻的諷刺直率地表明了自己的厭惡。
諷刺作品
The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是關于廣告業的一部巧妙的諷刺作品。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
"he used sarcasm to upset his opponent""irony is wasted on the stupid""Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift