词典释义：
释义
n.
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
讽刺，讥讽。
[count noun]a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire
讽刺作品
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a stinging satire on American politics. 一部辛辣讽刺美国政治的作品。
a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire
讽刺文学。
[count noun](in Latin literature)a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies
（拉丁文学的）讽刺杂咏（尤指讽刺时弊的诗）。
词源
"early 16th cent.： from French, or from Latin
