comedy

喜劇、コメディー

人を笑わせるために作られた映画、芝居、番組。

やさしい英語で： A film, play, or programme intended to make people laugh.

• We watched a comedy last night.
• She acts in a popular television comedy.
• Do you prefer comedies or action films?

反対語： tragedy

よく使う表現： romantic comedy, watch a comedy, comedy series

喜劇

困難が解決し、主人公たちが幸せな結末を迎える愉快な芝居。

やさしい英語で： An amusing play in which difficulties are resolved and the main characters have a happy ending.

• The play is a comedy with a happy ending.
• Their marriage brings the comedy to a cheerful close.
• We studied three comedies in our theatre class.

反対語： tragedy

よく使う表現： Shakespearean comedy, classical comedy, comedy of manners