slapstick
- n.
- 闹剧，趣剧
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
词源链
- 英语English
slapstick
词源说明
From slap + stick, calque of Italian batacchio. The pair of sticks was used by the comic character Harlequin in the commedia dell'arte.
释义
名词noun
- 1(uncountable, comedy) A style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
- 2countableA pair of sticks attached at one end and used to create a slapping sound effect, used especially in slapstick comedy; a type of clapper.