satire

風刺

笑いを通じて、人や考え、社会の欠点を示し、批判すること。

やさしい英語で： The use of humor to criticize people, ideas, or society and show their faults.

• The show uses satire to criticize politicians.
• Her writing combines satire with serious social criticism.
• Do you enjoy political satire?

よく使う表現： political satire, social satire, use satire, literary satire

風刺作品

題材となるものを笑いを通じて批判する物語、劇、映画などの作品。

やさしい英語で： A story, play, film, or other work that uses humor to criticize its subject.

• The film is a satire of modern politics.
• She wrote a biting satire on university life.
• His early satires made fun of wealthy families.

使い方： satire on something (The novel is a satire on office life.); satire of something (The film is a satire of celebrity culture.)

よく使う表現： a political satire, satire on something, satire of something