单词	parody
释义	parody1 nounparody2 verb parodypar‧o‧dy1 /ˈpærədi/ ●○○ noun (plural parodies) Word Origin WORD ORIGINparody1 Origin: 1500-1600 Latin parodia, from Greek, from para- ( ➔ PARA-) + aidein ‘to sing’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She writes enjoyable parodies in the style of 19th century romantic novels. Tallis has written a cruel parody of Hartman's prose. U.N. observers described the election as a parody of democratic process. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Ancient parody was free of any nihilistic denial. But all three novels also exhibit significant variations on parody as it has been practised in the past. It's a wicked parody of space blasters, in particular Gradius. Their faces were like the grotesque masks of street carnivals, their clothes the cruel parodies of stamping clowns. To tie in with the hubbub comes the most successful parody of the group, the Rutles. Two or three of us smile, those of us who recognize the parody. Well-meant though it was, the gesture was terrible, creating a ghastly parody of femininity. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that makes fun of someone or something► spoof a film, book etc that makes fun of a serious type of film, book etc by copying it in a funny way: spoof on/of: · "A Five Minute Hamlet" is a very funny spoof of Shakespeare's most famous play.· The film was a spoof on Hollywood cop movies. ► send-up a performance, film, article etc that makes fun of a situation or the behaviour of a group of people by copying it in a funny way: send-up of: · His most famous movie is a hilarious send-up of life in ancient Rome. ► parody a piece of writing or music that is amusing because it makes fun of a famous piece of writing or music by clearly copying its style: · She writes enjoyable parodies in the style of 19th century romantic novels.parody of: · Tallis has written a cruel parody of Hartman's prose. ► satire a book, film, or play that criticizes something such as the government or people's behaviour by making fun of it in a clever way: · This is her first serious novel; up till now she has only written political satires.satire on: · The film is a stinging satire on American politics. WORD SETS► ARTS aesthete, nounagitprop, nounart gallery, nounartist, nounartwork, nounavant-garde, adjectivebaroque, adjectivecapture, verbceramics, nouncharacter, nounclassical, adjectiveclassicism, nouncompere, nouncontemporary, adjectiveconvention, nouncreative, adjectivecritical, adjectivecrossover, nouncubism, nouncultural, adjectiveculturally, adverbculture, nouncurator, nouncycle, noundrama, nouneisteddfod, nounepic, nouneponymous, adjectiveerotic, adjectiveerotica, nouneroticism, nounexhibit, verbexhibit, nounexhibition, nounexpress, verbexpression, nounexpressionism, nounextract, nounfictionalize, verbfigurine, nounfin de siècle, adjectiveflashback, nounformalism, nounfuturism, nounglaze, verbglaze, nounGothic, adjectivehandcrafted, adjectivehandicraft, nounhandmade, adjectivehigh priest, nounhistorical, adjectiveinterpretation, nounItalianate, adjectivelowbrow, adjectivemagnum opus, nounmarquetry, nounmasterpiece, nounmasterwork, nounmature, adjectivemedium, nounMFA, nounmiddlebrow, adjectiveminimalism, nounmotif, nounmuse, nounnarrator, nounnaturalism, nounneoclassical, adjectivenotice, nounoeuvre, nounoffering, nounopening, adjectiveopus, nounpan, verbparody, nounpastiche, nounpattern, nounpiece, nounpop art, nounportfolio, nounpostmodernism, nounprequel, nounpreview, nounproduce, verbproduction, nounrealism, nounrealistic, adjectiverehash, verbreview, nounreview, verbromantic, nounromanticism, nounroyalty, nounrubbish, nounsalon, nounscenario, nounscene, nounsensuous, adjectivesentimental, adjectivesequel, nounsequence, nounset piece, nounsetting, nounShakespearean, adjectiveshowing, nounskit, nounstory, nounstudio, nounstylistic, adjectivesurrealism, nounswansong, nounsynopsis, nountitle, nountrilogy, nountwo-dimensional, adjectiveuncut, adjectiveunexpurgated, adjectivevillain, nounwork, nounwork of art, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► self-parody  Her performance contains a strong element of self-parody (=when someone makes fun of their own style). ► parody of justice  The trial was a parody of justice (=very unfair). 1[countable, uncountable] a piece of writing, music etc or an action that copies someone or something in an amusing wayparody of a brilliant parody of classical dancein a parody of something He swung the door wide open in a parody of welcome. Her performance contains a strong element of self-parody (=when someone makes fun of their own style).2[countable] something that is not a correct or acceptable example of somethingparody of Although his comment was a parody of the truth, Diana was upset by it. The trial was a parody of justice (=very unfair). parody1 nounparody2 verb parodyparody2 verb (past tense and past participle parodied, present participle parodying, third person singular parodies) [transitive] Verb Table VERB TABLE parody Simple Form Present I, you, we, they parody he, she, it parodies Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they parodied Present perfect I, you, we, they have parodied he, she, it has parodied Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had parodied Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will parody Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have parodied Continuous Form Present I am parodying he, she, it is parodying you, we, they are parodying Past I, he, she, it was parodying you, we, they were parodying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been parodying he, she, it has been parodying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been parodying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be parodying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been parodying Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The movie parodies such classics as "Gone with the Wind" and "Casablanca." EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Barry now parodies himself even better than Spitting Image. For example, the ability to parody a style can be a useful skill. Four of them parody the fire brigade, pecking and pulling a piece of bread. He parodied my groping stumble across the stage to the podium and gathered up the skirt to reveal hairy legs and bloomers. He made toys that parodied her innocent amusements and those of her brothers and she trembled when he raised his leonine voice. Some companies deliberately parodied the new trade-names, safe in the knowledge they would never be taken seriously. Thus language begins to parody itself, and so does literature, as Joyce shows in the Ithaca section of Ulysses. to copy someone or something in a way that makes people laugh:  His style has often been parodied.—parodist noun [countable]
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