satire

1. N-UNCOUNT Satire is the use of humour or exaggeration in order to show how foolish or wicked some people's behaviour or ideas are. 諷刺

The commercial side of the Christmas season is an easy target for satire. 聖誕節(jié)期間商業(yè)化的一麪很容易成爲(wèi)諷刺的對象。

2. N-COUNT A satire is a play, movie, or novel in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something. 諷刺作品

...a sharp satire on the American political process. …一部關(guān)於美國政治進(jìn)程的尖銳的諷刺作品。