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  • Conjugation : pl  comedies
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

comedy ['kɔmɪdɪ]
  1. 1. noun [u] (humour) 幽默
  2. 2. noun [c] (play,film) 喜剧

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

comedy [ˈkɒmɪdɪ]
  1. 1. n.[c/u] 喜剧喜剧片
    I wanted to write a comedy with a woman in the lead.
    我想写一个以一名女性为主喜剧
  2. 2. noun 有趣事件,喜剧性事件
    There's a thin line between comedy and tragedy.
    喜剧悲剧之间仅有一线之隔。

Collins English-English Dictionary

comedy ['kɒmɪdɪ]
  1. 1. n a dramatic or other work of light and amusing character
  2. 2. n the genre of drama represented by works of this type
  3. 3. n (in classical literature) a play in which the main characters and motive triumph over adversity
  4. 4. n the humorous aspect of life or of events
  5. 5. n an amusing event or sequence of events
  6. 6. n humour or comic style
    the comedy of Chaplin
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C14: from Old French comédie, from Latin comoedia, from Greek komoidia, from komos village festival + aeidein to sing

Examples

Dante's Divine Comedy
(意大利诗人) 但丁的神曲
Gina will play the role of a teacher in a bedroom comedy.
吉娜将在一部色情喜剧中扮演一名老师。
This is a romantic comedy about the pains and pleasures of love.
这是一部关于恋爱苦乐的浪漫喜剧。
The movie we are seeing is billed as a romantic comedy.
我们正在观看的这部电影被宣传成一部浪漫喜剧。
His comedy is more like a dig in the ribs.
看他的喜剧就像挠我的肋骨一样,让我忍俊不禁。

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