| 单词 | comedy genius |
| 释义 | > as lemmascomedy genius comedy genius n. (a) instinctive and extraordinary capacity or aptitude for comedy; (b) a person with an exceptional talent or aptitude for comedy.Cf. earlier comic genius n. at comic n. and adj. Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1849 Fraser's Mag. Sept. 327/2 Why, this Mr. Puddicombe must be quite a low-comedy genius.] 1886 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. Mar. 295 Tom Johnstone..[played] a part that suited his eccentric comedy genius to perfection. 1887 Daily Inter Ocean (Chicago) 24 Oct. 4/7 Mr Goodwin is a comedy genius.., a fellow of infinite jest, wont to keep the theater in a roar. 1925 Irish Times 20 Oct. 11/7 Dan Leno, junior, showed that he has inherited the comedy genius of his father. 1960 Washington Post 6 Nov. b10/ (headline) Mack Sennett, Comedy Genius. 1993 MacUser Oct. 17/1 What seems like a mindless, grating ramble..is actually a masterstroke of comedy genius. 2010 D. Spikey Under Microscope 194 Tommy is a perfect straight man and Bobby Ball is a comedy genius. < as lemmas |
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