farce
/fɑːs/ (bre, ipa) · /fɑːrs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfärs/ (ame, mw)
farce — 名詞
- farcesingular
- farcesplural
1. a comedy for the stage or screen that gets its laughs from impossible mix-ups an
荒誕喜劇
靠離譜誤會逗笑的戲劇或電影
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.
Gabriel 看到那齣旅館荒誕喜劇最後人人都跑錯房間，笑了出來。
wrong-room confusion is typical of farce
Our drama club chose a French farce for the spring festival show.
我們的戲劇社選了一齣法國荒誕喜劇當春季公演。
The film turns into farce once the fake doctor meets the bride's father.
那部電影一到假醫生碰上新娘父親時，就變成荒誕喜劇了。
Lara played the maid in a farce packed with slammed doors.
Lara 在那齣滿是砰砰關門場面的荒誕喜劇裡演女僕。
- 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.
鬧劇
亂得可笑或明顯不公的情況
a process or event so chaotic or unfair that it seems ridiculous.
Parents called the ticket sale a farce after the website crashed twice.
網站兩度當機後，家長們說那場售票根本是一場鬧劇。
call something a farce to condemn it
After three missing buses, Owen said the travel plan was a farce.
連續漏掉三班公車後，Owen 說這個旅行計畫簡直是鬧劇。
The court hearing became a farce when no one could find the file.
沒有人找得到檔案時，那場法院聽證會變成了一場鬧劇。
Voters saw the recount as a farce because the boxes arrived open.
因為票箱送來時竟是開著的，選民把重新計票看成一場鬧劇。
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.
鬧劇手法
鬧劇常見的誇張表演與寫法
the exaggerated way writers or performers build this kind of comedy.
The director wanted more farce in the final dinner scene.
導演想讓最後那場晚餐戲多一點鬧劇手法。
more farce in a scene means more comic exaggeration
Selim's quick falls added farce to an otherwise serious play.
Selim 連串迅速跌倒的動作，替原本嚴肅的戲加上了鬧劇手法。
The writer mixes farce with sadness so the audience laughs and winces.
這位編劇把鬧劇手法和悲傷放在一起，讓觀眾又笑又皺眉。
Reviewers praised the show's farce but felt the ending stayed too neat.
評論者稱讚這齣戲的鬧劇手法，但覺得結尾太工整。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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.
填餡
烹調前把餡料塞進食物裡
to put a filling inside meat or vegetables before cooking them.
The cook farced the chicken with rice, herbs, and lemon before baking.
廚師在烤之前先把雞填餡，塞入米飯、香草和檸檬。
farce + food + with + filling
Anong farced the peppers with minced pork for the family meal.
Anong 為了家庭晚餐，把甜椒填餡，塞進了絞豬肉。
At the class, Matthew farced the fish and tied it with string.
在課堂上，Matthew 把魚填餡後再用線綁好。
The chef farced each mushroom cap before sliding the tray into the oven.
主廚把每個蘑菇帽都填餡後，才把烤盤推進烤箱。
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
灌水擴寫
用多餘內容把作品硬撐長
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.
編輯警告，多加笑料會把劇本灌水擴寫得太過頭。
farce a script with unnecessary additions
Ravindra farced his essay with long quotes to reach the word count.
Ravindra 為了湊字數，用長引文把文章灌水擴寫。
The novel was farced with side plots that slowed every chapter.
那本小說被支線情節灌水擴寫，拖慢了每一章。
The publisher farced the memoir with extra letters and diary pages.
出版商用額外書信和日記頁把那本回憶錄灌水擴寫。
- 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.