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单词 satirical
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sa•tir•i•cal  (sə tiri kəl),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire:satirical novels.
  2. indulging in or given to satire:a satirical poet.
Also, sa•tiric. 
  • Late Latin satiric(us) (satir(a) satire + -icus -ic) + -al1
  • 1520–30
sa•tiri•cal•ly, adv. 
sa•tiri•cal•ness, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sardonic, ironical, taunting, cutting, mordant, biting, acid. See cynical. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
satirical /səˈtɪrɪkəl/, satiric adj
  1. of, relating to, or containing satire
  2. given to the use of satire

saˈtirically adv
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sat•ire /ˈsætaɪr/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] the use of ridicule to show someone's foolishness, weakness, etc.
  2. Literature[countable] a piece of writing or a performance using this.
sa•tir•i•cal /səˈtɪrɪkəl/USA pronunciation  adj. 
sat•i•rist /ˈsætərɪst/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]See -sat-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sat•ire  (satīər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
  2. Literaturea literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
  3. Literaturea literary genre comprising such compositions.
  • Latin satira, variant of satura medley, perh. feminine derivative of satur sated (see saturate)
  • 1500–10
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See irony 1.
    • 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged burlesque, caricature, parody, travesty. Satire, lampoon refer to literary forms in which vices or follies are ridiculed. Satire, the general term, often emphasizes the weakness more than the weak person, and usually implies moral judgment and corrective purpose:Swift's satire of human pettiness and bestiality.Lampoon refers to a form of satire, often political or personal, characterized by the malice or virulence of its attack:lampoons of the leading political figures.

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