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单词 comic relief
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comic relief


noun

an amusing scene, incident, or speech introduced into serious or tragic elements, as in a play, in order to provide temporary relief from tension, or to intensify the dramatic action.
relief from tension caused by the introduction or occurrence of a comic element, as by an amusing human foible.

Origin of comic relief

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby comic relief

comic, comical, comic book, Comice, comic opera, comic relief, comic strip, Com. in Chf., Comines, Cominform, coming
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