satire
单词辨析：
指以口头或书面的方式说出的与实际意思相反的话语，表示对他人尖刻的挖苦、蔑视或恼怒。
'Good of you to arrive on time,' Jim said, with heavy sarcasm.
“你到得真准时呀。”吉姆说道，话语里带着强烈的讽刺。
He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm.
他说话总是带着一丝挖苦的味道。
主要指表面的话语和实际的意思相反，常具有幽默或逗乐的作用。
She spoke to him with irony in her voice.
她语气嘲讽地对他说话。
Her writing contains a hint of irony.
她的作品带有一丝嘲讽意味。
多指以幽默方式对势利、愚蠢、罪恶等世态所作的嘲讽。
Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.
讽刺往往是一种对不公正进行抗议的形式。
His works are characterized by humour and biting satire.
他的作品以幽默和尖锐的讽刺为特色。
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It's a satire somewhat in the manner of Dickens
这部讽刺作品有点狄更斯的风格。
Is there too much satire on tv?
电视上讽刺内容是否太多了？
His action is a satire on his boastful pretension.
他的行动是对他自我吹嘘的一个讽刺。
This is satire at its most confrontational and incisive.
这就是讽刺的对抗性和深刻影响。
How does satire change the typical patterns and energies of comedy?
讽刺是怎样改变喜剧的典型模式和活力？
This is one of the chief functions of satire and irony.
这就是讽刺和反语主要作用。