Parody



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 模仿性嘲弄文章或表演;拙劣的模仿

Webster Collegiate

I. noun (plural -dies)

• Etymology: Latin parodia, from Greek parōidia, from para- + aidein to sing — more at ode
• Date: 1598
• 1. a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
• 2. a feeble or ridiculous imitation
• Synonyms: see caricature
• ? parodic adjective
• ? parodistic adjective

II. transitive verb (-died; -dying)

• Date: circa 1745
• 1. to compose a parody on <parody a poem>
• 2. to imitate in the manner of a parody

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