slapstick
/ˈslæpstɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [slˈæpstˌɪk] /ˈslæpstɪk/ (ame, ipa) · [slˈæpstˌɪk] /ˈslap-ˌstik How to pronounce slapstick (audio)/ (ame, mw)
slapstick — 名詞
1. comedy that gets laughs from exaggerated falls, hits, chases, and other rough vi
肢體鬧劇
靠誇張肢體動作逗笑的喜劇
comedy that gets laughs from exaggerated falls, hits, chases, and other rough visual gags.
The school play used slapstick when Bilal slipped on a fake banana peel.
那齣校園戲劇用了肢體鬧劇，讓 Bilal 踩到假的香蕉皮滑倒。
use slapstick for a staged physical mishap
Daichi loves old cartoons because the slapstick still makes everyone laugh.
Daichi 喜歡老卡通，因為那種肢體鬧劇現在還是會讓大家發笑。
slapstick in cartoons depends on visual action
The director cut some slapstick so the hospital scene felt less silly.
導演刪掉了一些肢體鬧劇，好讓醫院那場戲不要顯得那麼滑稽。
Kemi added slapstick to the puppet show with pies and fake falls.
Kemi 在木偶戲裡加了肢體鬧劇，安排奶油派和假摔橋段。
The trailer showed slapstick as buckets kept landing on the chef's head.
預告片裡水桶一直砸到廚師頭上，一看就知道是肢體鬧劇。
- physical comedy
Wider label that can include smaller movements and reactions, not only noisy accidents.
- farce
Broader comic form that often depends on confusion and plot chaos, not just physical gags.
- clowning
Suggests performance shaped by clown routines or audience play.
- deadpan humor
Creates laughter through an emotionless delivery instead of obvious physical accidents.
文法句型
use slapstick in + show
rely on slapstick
add slapstick to + scene
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Writers often use it for film, cartoons, or stage scenes that depend on visible accidents and blows rather than clever dialogue.