farce

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托福GRE Collins 1

n. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
v. fill with a stuffing while cooking

n. 闹剧, 滑稽剧, 胡闹

Collins 星级

11,224

BNC 频率

13,948

使用频率

farce 源自法语，意为“滑稽戏”，没有明显的词根词缀分析，但可以联想到其与“荒诞”、“搞笑”相关的含义。

例句

1. The play was a hilarious farce that made everyone laugh.

这部剧是一部搞笑的闹剧，让每个人都笑了。

2. His excuse for being late was such a farce that no one believed him.

他迟到的借口简直是一场闹剧，没人相信他。

3. The meeting turned into a farce when no one could agree on anything.

会议变成了一场闹剧，因为没有人能达成一致。