parody

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

par·ody [parody parodies parodied parodying] noun, verb BrE [ˈpærədi] NAmE [ˈpærədi]
noun (pl. par·odies)~ (of sth)
1. countable, uncountable a piece of writing, music, acting, etc. that deliberately copies the style of sb/sth in order to be amusing
•a parody of a horror film
•His personality made him an easy subject for parody.
2. countable (disapproving)something that is such a bad or unfair example of sth that it seems ridiculous
Syn: ↑travesty
•The trial was a parody of justice.
•This article is a grotesque parody of the truth.

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’.

Thesaurus:
parody noun C, U
•a parody of a horror film
impersonation • • impression • • imitation • |informal spoof • |sometimes disapproving caricature •
a/an parody/impersonation/impression/imitation/spoof/caricature of sb/sth
do a/an parody/impersonation/impression/imitation/spoof
write a parody/spoof

Example Bank:
•He sighed in a parody of deep emotion.
•She has become a grotesque parody of her former elegant self.
•She has written a cruel parody of his book.
•The show included a parody on Hollywood action movies.
•The show included a parody on current affairs programmes.
•He's currently working on a parody of a horror film.

 
verb (par·odies, par·ody·ing, par·odied, par·odied)~ sb/sth
to copy the style of sb/sth in an exaggerated way, especially in order to make people laugh
Syn: ↑lampoon
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek parōidia ‘burlesque poem’, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + ōidē ‘ode’.

Example Bank:
•Her work parodies genres such as the thriller and the spy novel.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  mockery, takeoff, spoof, burlesque