farce
/fɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /fɑːrs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfärs/ (ame, mw)
farce — noun
- farcesingular
- farcesplural
1. a comedy for the stage or screen that gets its laughs from impossible mix-ups an
a comedy for the stage or screen that gets its laughs from impossible mix-ups and foolish events.
Gabriel laughed when the hotel farce ended with everyone in the wrong room.
wrong-room confusion is typical of farce
Our drama club chose a French farce for the spring festival show.
The film turns into farce once the fake doctor meets the bride's father.
Lara played the maid in a farce packed with slammed doors.
- tragedy
Focuses on serious suffering or loss rather than comic confusion.
文法句型
a farce about + topic
farce set in + place
用法筆記
This sense is usually used for theatre or film that depends on quick mistakes, hidden identities, and people arriving at the worst possible moment.
2. a process or event so chaotic or unfair that it seems ridiculous.
a process or event so chaotic or unfair that it seems ridiculous.
Parents called the ticket sale a farce after the website crashed twice.
call something a farce to condemn it
After three missing buses, Owen said the travel plan was a farce.
The court hearing became a farce when no one could find the file.
Voters saw the recount as a farce because the boxes arrived open.
文法句型
be a farce
call something a farce
turn into a farce
用法筆記
Often used in news or argument about a process that should be serious or fair. It commonly follows verbs like call, become, or turn into.
常見錯誤
3. the exaggerated way writers or performers build this kind of comedy.
the exaggerated way writers or performers build this kind of comedy.
The director wanted more farce in the final dinner scene.
more farce in a scene means more comic exaggeration
Selim's quick falls added farce to an otherwise serious play.
The writer mixes farce with sadness so the audience laughs and winces.
Reviewers praised the show's farce but felt the ending stayed too neat.
- slapstick
A narrower kind of farce built mainly on physical comedy.
- broad comedy
A wider label for obvious, exaggerated humour.
- burlesque
Often older or more theatrical, with stronger parody or exaggeration.
- realism
A style that aims for lifelike behaviour and believable events.
文法句型
more farce in + scene
mix farce with + genre
用法筆記
This sense appears in arts discussion with words such as element, touch, or mix. It names the comic technique rather than the whole work or a real-life event.
farce — verb
- farcepresent simple I / you / we / they
- farces3rd person singular
- farcing-ing form
- farcedpast simple
1. to put a filling inside meat or vegetables before cooking them.
to put a filling inside meat or vegetables before cooking them.
The cook farced the chicken with rice, herbs, and lemon before baking.
farce + food + with + filling
Anong farced the peppers with minced pork for the family meal.
At the class, Matthew farced the fish and tied it with string.
The chef farced each mushroom cap before sliding the tray into the oven.
文法句型
farce + food + with + filling
用法筆記
Mostly found in cooking writing and recipes, especially for meat or vegetables that are filled before roasting or baking.
常見錯誤
2. to make a piece of writing longer by adding extra material that it does not need
to make a piece of writing longer by adding extra material that it does not need.
The editor warned that extra jokes would farce the script beyond reason.
farce a script with unnecessary additions
Ravindra farced his essay with long quotes to reach the word count.
The novel was farced with side plots that slowed every chapter.
The publisher farced the memoir with extra letters and diary pages.
- trim
To cut away extra material and make the writing shorter.
文法句型
farce + writing + with + additions
be farced with + additions
用法筆記
Usually critical. It suggests the extra material makes the writing heavier or weaker rather than better.