comedy of manners
comedy of manners — noun
1. a play or film that makes an audience laugh at the silly manners and habits of o
a play or film that makes an audience laugh at the silly manners and habits of one social class
Devika is writing a comedy of manners that pokes fun at snobbish art collectors.
a comedy of manners that pokes fun at [social group]
The festival opened with a sharp comedy of manners about wealthy families in old Paris.
Bilal explained how a comedy of manners makes fun of rich people's silly habits.
Critics praised the new comedy of manners for laughing at greedy bankers and their parties.
Heloísa directed a comedy of manners that gently teased the town's proud old families.
- social satire
broader term; any work mocking society, not only stage comedies
- drawing-room comedy
narrower; set among the upper class in indoor social scenes
文法句型
a comedy of manners about [social group]
用法筆記
Mainly a literary and theatre term; used as a countable noun, so both 'a comedy of manners' and 'comedies of manners' are correct.