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Parody

發佈時間: 2019/04/01

Parody

喜歡看模仿作品(parodies),愛其以輕鬆的手法,帶出深刻的諷刺。

名詞parody解「滑稽的模仿作品」,指故意複製某人的寫作、音樂、藝術、演講等風格,刻意誇大某些特徵,創造出幽默的漫畫效果,引人注目。例句︰All the songs on this album are parodies of other artists' famous works.(這張專輯中的所有歌曲都是模仿其他藝術家的名作。)It is such a brilliant parody of those cheesy, pretentious new car commercials that it has attracted over a million views.(這滑稽作品精采地模仿了那些俗氣、造作的新車廣告,成功地吸引了過百萬的點擊。)

如果說self-parody,即是指「自嘲」。例如,There is always a hint of self-parody in his paintings.(他的畫作總有一絲自嘲的意味。)Everyone becomes a self-parody in the end of the novel.(在小說的最後,每個人都變成了自嘲。)

Parody還可以解「拙劣的模仿」,模仿的版本遠遠不及真實的東西。例如,He bared his teeth in a parody of a smile.(他露出牙齒,拙劣地裝出笑容。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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