Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are.
例句
The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire.圣诞季商业化的一面很容易招来讥讽。
N-COUNT
讽刺作品
A satire is a play, film, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.
例句
...a sharp satire on the American political process.一部尖刻讽刺美国政治进程的作品
英汉词典释义
n.
讽刺, 讥讽
Jack showed his dislike plainly in scorching satire.杰克以尖刻的讽刺直率地表明了自己的厌恶。
讽刺作品
The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn;
"he used sarcasm to upset his opponent""irony is wasted on the stupid""Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Johathan Swift