comedy
UK ['kɒm.ə.di] US ['kɑ:.mə-] noun
IMPROVER countable
■a (type of) film, play or book which is intentionally funny either in its characters or its action 喜剧；喜剧片•His latest film is described as a 'romantic comedy'.他的最新影片被描述为一部“浪漫喜剧”。 •I prefer Shakespeare's comedies to his tragedies.我喜欢莎士比亚的喜剧胜过他的悲剧。 uncountable
■the humorous part of a situation 喜剧成分；好笑之处•The vicar's forgetting his lines in the middle of the speech provided some good comedy.牧师讲到一半忘了词这件事提供了很不错的笑料。 comedy of manners
■a type of comedy in which the social behaviour of a particular group of people is made to appear silly （讽刺某一群体的）风俗喜剧 |