English Dictionary

farce

IPA（発音記号）

/fɑːs/

名詞

不可算名詞 可算名詞

(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method. / (countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.

日本語の意味

茶番劇：非現実的で無理のある設定や不条理な展開により、笑いを誘う劇。また、そのような手法を用いた映画や演劇作品。 / 滑稽劇：日常の常識や論理を逸脱する誇張された状況を描く、コメディの一種。

The play lost its emotional impact because the director pushed the characters into pure farce, ignoring the script's subtlety.

その舞台は、演出家が登場人物を純粋な茶番に追いやり、脚本の微妙さを無視したため、感情的な重みを失った。

意味（1）

(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.

意味（2）

(countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.

The farce that we saw last night had us laughing and shaking our heads at the same time.

意味（3）

(uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.

The first month of labor negotiations was a farce.

意味（4）

(uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.

The political arena is a mere farce, with all sorts of fools trying to grab power.

farces （ plural ）