Burlesque



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 讽刺或滑稽的戏剧
• ［英］ n. 讽刺或滑稽的戏剧 ( derisive caricature; parody)
• ［记］ burl ( 玩笑) +esque -> 玩笑话 -> 滑稽戏; 参考: burly ( 直率的, 粗壮的)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: burlesque, adjective, comic, droll, from French, from Italian burlesco, from burla joke, from Spanish
• Date: 1667
• 1. a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
• 2. mockery usually by caricature
• 3. theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts
• Synonyms: see caricature
• ? burlesque adjective
• ? burlesquely adverb

II. verb (burlesqued; burlesquing)

• Date: 1676
• transitive verb
  • to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner ; mock
• intransitive verb
  • to employ burlesque
• ? burlesquer noun

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