| 单词 | caricature |
| 释义 | caricature[ kar-i-kuh-cher, -choor ] / ˈkær ɪ kə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caricature ON THESAURUS.COM nouna picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn. the art or process of producing such pictures, descriptions, etc. any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be ludicrous. verb (used with object), car·i·ca·tured, car·i·ca·tur·ing.to make a caricature of; represent in caricature. Origin of caricature1740–50; earlier caricatura <Italian, equivalent to caricat(o) loaded, i.e., distorted (past participle of caricare; see charge) + -ura -ure SYNONYMS FOR caricature1 cartoon. 3 travesty. SEE SYNONYMS FOR caricature ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for caricature1. See burlesque. OTHER WORDS FROM caricatureWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH caricatureburlesque, caricature , cartoon, parody, satire (see synonym study at burlesque)Words nearby caricatureCaribees, Cariboo, Cariboo Mountains, caribou, Caribou Inuit, caricature, caricature plant, Caricom, Carie, caries, CARIFTA Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caricatureBritish Dictionary definitions for caricaturecaricature / (ˈkærɪkəˌtjʊə) / nouna pictorial, written, or acted representation of a person, which exaggerates his characteristic traits for comic effect a ludicrously inadequate or inaccurate imitationhe is a caricature of a statesman verb(tr) to represent in caricature or produce a caricature of Derived forms of caricaturecaricatural, adjectivecaricaturist, nounWord Origin for caricatureC18: from Italian caricatura a distortion, exaggeration, from caricare to load, exaggerate; see cargo Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for caricaturecaricature In art or literature, portrayal of an individual or thing that exaggerates and distorts prominent characteristics so as to make them appear ridiculous. Caricature is commonly a medium for satire. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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