comedy of manners
comedy of manners — 名詞
1. a play or film that makes an audience laugh at the silly manners and habits of o
風俗喜劇
嘲諷特定社會階層的言行舉止
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.
Devika 正在寫一齣風俗喜劇，嘲諷勢利的藝術收藏家。
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.
影展以一齣犀利的風俗喜劇開場，描寫舊時 Paris 的富裕家庭。
Bilal explained how a comedy of manners makes fun of rich people's silly habits.
Bilal 解釋風俗喜劇如何取笑有錢人的愚蠢習慣。
Critics praised the new comedy of manners for laughing at greedy bankers and their parties.
影評人稱讚這齣新的風俗喜劇，嘲笑貪婪的銀行家和他們的派對。
Heloísa directed a comedy of manners that gently teased the town's proud old families.
Heloísa 執導了一齣風俗喜劇，溫和地調侃鎮上自負的老牌家族。
- 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.