
caricatures
词源
源自意大利语 'caricatura',意为'夸张的描绘',来自 'caricare'('加载'或'夸张'),最终源于拉丁语 'carrus'(车,承载)。
noun
❶ 夸张或扭曲人物特征的漫画或描述,通常为了幽默或讽刺效果,突出某些特点以产生滑稽或批评的效果。
“The newspaper published caricatures of politicians during the election.”
(报纸在选举期间刊登了政治人物的讽刺漫画。)
“His caricatures always exaggerate the subject's nose or ears.”
(他的漫画总是夸张地描绘人物的鼻子或耳朵。)
❶ 对某人或某事的夸张或扭曲的表现,通常带有讽刺或幽默的意味。
“The play presented a caricature of modern society.”
(这部戏剧呈现了现代社会的夸张讽刺。)
“His speech was a caricature of the politician's usual style.”
(他的演讲是对那位政客惯常风格的夸张模仿。)
verb
❶ 以夸张或扭曲的方式描绘或表现某人或某事,通常带有幽默或讽刺的意图。
“The artist caricatured the mayor in his latest drawing.”
(艺术家在他最新的画作中夸张地描绘了市长。)
“He was caricatured as a greedy businessman in the cartoon.”
(他在漫画中被夸张地描绘成一个贪婪的商人。)
常见短语
political caricatures — 讽刺政治人物或政治现象的漫画,通常用于表达批评或幽默。
“Political caricatures can sometimes lead to controversy.”
(政治讽刺漫画有时会引发争议。)
caricature artist — 专门绘制夸张或讽刺漫画的艺术家,通常在街头或活动中为人们画漫画。
“The caricature artist at the fair drew funny portraits of visitors.”
(集市上的漫画艺术家为游客画了滑稽的肖像。)