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单词 satire
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satire

noun
/ˈsætaɪə(r)/
/ˈsætaɪər/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show their faults or weaknesses; a piece of writing that uses this type of criticism
    • political/social satire
    • a work full of savage/biting satire
    • The novel is a stinging satire on American politics.
    Extra Examples
    • The movie is a brilliant satire on Hollywood.
    • There is a strong tradition of political satire in this country.
    Topics Literature and writingc2, Languagec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • biting
    • dark
    • savage
    preposition
    • satire on
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    Word Originearly 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin satira, later form of satura ‘poetic medley’.
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