satire
A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as…A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
» It was a political satire.
Це була політична сатира.
Значення
значень: 3(незлічуване)A literary device of writing or art which principally ridicules its subject often as an intended means of provoking or preventing change or highlighting a shortcoming in the work of another. Imitation, humor, irony, and exaggeration are often used to aid this.
Satire
сати́раsatíra
сати́раsatýra
(злічуване)A satirical work.
a stinging satire of American politics.
(застаріле, незлічуване)Severity of remark.
- a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others
- witty language used to convey insults or scorn
Приклади
речень: 17It was a political satire.
Це була політична сатира.
Humour is the satire of yesterday.
deHumor ist die Satire von gestern.
It is difficult not to write satire.
Mary's favorite type of humor was satire.
It was a satire of the government.
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мов: 9За значеннями 1
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Походження
From Middle French satire, from Old French, from Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lFrom Middle French satire, from Old French, from Latin satira, from earlier satura, from lanx satura (“full dish”), from feminine of satur. Altered in Latin by influence of Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos, “satyr”), on the mistaken notion that the form is related to the Greek σατυρικὸν δράμα (saturikòn dráma, “satyr drama”).
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Форми
множина: satiresСиноніми
синонімів: 3- witty language used to convey insults or scorn:sarcasmironycaustic remark
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