caricature
/ˈkærɪkətʃʊə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɛrəkətʃɚ] /ˈkærɪkətʃər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkær.ɪ.kə.tʃʊər/ (bre, ipa) · [kˈɛrəkətʃɚ] /ˈker.ə.kə.tʃʊr/ (ame, ipa)
caricature — noun
- caricaturesingular
- caricaturesplural
1. a drawing or description that enlarges someone's most noticeable features until
a drawing or description that enlarges someone's most noticeable features until the result seems funny or foolish; also the craft of making work like this
Bao laughed when the fair artist drew his grandfather as a caricature.
draw someone as a caricature
The magazine printed a caricature of the coach with giant ears.
a caricature of someone
In her speech, Ritu's caricature of city life made everyone smile.
Years later, the actor seemed like a caricature of his younger self.
- portrait
aims at a faithful likeness instead of comic exaggeration.
- realistic depiction
tries to stay close to the subject's actual appearance or character.
文法句型
a caricature of someone
draw a caricature of someone
become a caricature of yourself
用法筆記
Usually followed by `of` plus the person or subject being exaggerated. With an article it often means one picture or description; without an article it can mean the art form in general.
常見錯誤
caricature — verb
- caricaturepresent simple I / you / we / they
- caricatures3rd person singular
- caricaturing-ing form
- caricaturedpast simple
1. to portray a person or thing by pushing certain features so far that the picture
to portray a person or thing by pushing certain features so far that the picture or description becomes comic
The cartoonist caricatured the mayor by shrinking the body and enlarging the head.
caricature someone by -ing
In the sketch, Diego caricatured his math teacher with a fake royal voice.
caricature a person in performance
The film caricatures rich tourists as helpless children on the island.
The writer caricatured the plan as a school play run by children.
- portray accurately
aims to show the subject as it really is.
- praise
speaks positively about the subject instead of ridiculing it.
文法句型
caricature someone
caricature something as something
caricature someone by -ing
用法筆記
The direct object is the person, group, or thing being distorted. Writers often add `as` or a `by` phrase to show exactly which feature has been exaggerated.