satirical
adjective uk/səˈtɪr.ɪ.kəl/ us/səˈtɪr.ɪ.kəl/ (also satiric, /səˈtɪr.ɪk/ /səˈtɪr.ɪk/)
讥讽的;讽刺的
criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point
satirical cartoons/magazines 讽刺漫画/杂志
She was known for her satirical humour. 她的讽刺幽默很有名。
a satiric puppet show that mocked the government 嘲讽政府的讽刺木偶戏
See: satire
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- The films are very clever and funny and satirical.
- a sharply satirical attack on the president
- The movie is a dry satirical comedy set among the social elite of Manhattan.
- The film opens with an amusing satiric anecdote involving the boy's two grandmothers.
- She is a gifted performance artist who produces satiric, politically barbed videos in which she plays various ethnic types.
- Many of the details in his novels are satiric, like the household appliances that demand to be fed with coins all the time.