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satire

/sat-ahyuhr/US // ˈsæt aɪər //UK // (ˈsætaɪə) //

讽刺,讽刺文学,讽刺诗,讽刺意味

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
    • : a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
    • : a literary genre comprising such compositions.

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Examples

  • There are currently no real guidelines on how to label deepfakes, for example, or where the line falls between satire and misinformation.

  • Thus far, most professionalized deepfakes have been based on famous people and made with clear, constructive goals, so they are legally protected in the US under satire laws.

  • Over the years, Francis has deepfaked politicians like Boris Johnson and celebrities like Kim Kardashian, all in the name of education and satire.

  • Good political satire that responds to the tumult of the times is possible.

  • Art does not have to be political satire to help us reckon with the world.

  • And the fact that satire unnerves the intolerant is evidence of its positive power.

  • The 289-page satire follows Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman who gets seduced by a lonely receptionist.

  • The premise was simple: satire is devastating against tyrants.

  • We prefer to wave away the warning signs; like The Interview, Mulholland Drive was comfortably downplayed as over-the-top satire.

  • But now, the controversy surrounding the political satire has gotten serious.

  • He was judge of the admiralty court of Pennsylvania; his writings abound with wit, humor and satire.

  • Other caricatures of the period more justly include ministers in their satire.

  • Page after page—full of caustic satire, humorous sally and profound epigram—fairly bristles with merriment.

  • As the drink takes effect our parlour customers attempt satire, and their efforts are always of a strongly personal nature.

  • The syllogisms were overthrown by their satire, and their arguments evaporated in their vituperation.