comedy of manners

Noun

A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.

Japanese Meaning

「コメディ・オブ・マナーズ」とは、特定の社会階級の習慣や作法、作り笑いやお決まりのキャラクターを風刺的に描く喜劇作品のこと。

The playwright wrote a sharp comedy of manners that exposed the petty vanities of the aristocracy.

その劇作家は、社交界を風刺する滑稽劇を書き、貴族のささいな虚栄を暴いた。

Sense（1）

A comic work that satirizes the manners and affectations of a social class, often represented by stock characters.

comedies of manners

（ plural ）