skit

/skɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /skɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈskit/ (ame, mw)

skit — noun

  • skitsingular
  • skitsplural

1. a short comic piece — usually a brief play, sketch, or video — that pokes fun at

1.名詞B2
釋義

a short comic piece — usually a brief play, sketch, or video — that pokes fun at someone or something, often by imitating them in an exaggerated way.

例句

Felix and Diya wrote a five-minute skit teasing the school's strict dress code.

collocation: write a skit; pattern: a skit + about/teasing X

The drama club opened the talent show with a skit about a clumsy weather reporter.

pattern: a skit about + noun phrase

同義詞
  • sketch

    very close synonym; 'sketch' is more neutral and standard in British English.

  • parody

    stronger imitation focus; a parody copies a specific original closely, while a skit may simply make fun of a topic.

  • spoof

    informal; emphasises that the original is being humorously mocked or faked.

文法句型

a skit about X

perform/do a skit

用法筆記

Countable; typically appears with 'do', 'perform', 'write', 'rehearse', or 'post'. Object is usually a person, organisation, or social habit being gently mocked — the tone is playful, not cruel.

常見錯誤

❌I watched a skit movie last night.
✅I watched a comedy sketch / a short comedy on TV last night.
💡a 'skit' is a single short piece, not a feature-length film.
❌The newspaper wrote a skit about the mayor.
✅The newspaper wrote a satirical piece about the mayor.
💡a 'skit' is performed (acted, filmed, or read aloud), not printed as straight prose.