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词汇 farcical
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Definition of farcical in English:

farcical

adjective ˈfɑːsɪk(ə)lˈfɑrsək(ə)l
  • Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.

    荒唐的,可笑的;闹剧(般)的

    he considered the whole idea farcical

    他认为那个主意整个儿非常荒唐。

    a farcical situation

    闹剧般的情形。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It's farcical situation, more so now that so many clubs are living hand to mouth.
    • This is farcical administration of the immigration law and it demeans the very concept of national interest.
    • This dramatised story of his life matched its subject by being the most farcical depiction of an artist I think I've ever seen.
    • What is surprising is that this farcical situation was ever allowed to develop in the first place.
    • You are doing an admirable job of reporting this farcical event and I trust you will continue.
    • What strikes me about the events of the past week is the surreal farcical vulgarity of it all.
    • It is simply a matter of preposterous and farcical behavior by a hegemon.
    • The whole idea of the proposed redevelopment of the centre is farcical, unnecessary and at odds with what many people really want.
    • Over the past five years, each have contrived to reduce the events to farcical levels, at least once.
    • Don't take the spotlight off this farcical situation until the offenders are arrested.
    • No, thankfully, or the situation could have ended up in an ever increasingly farcical court case.
    • It's an extraordinary system in America, quite different from the farcical situation here.
    • It sounds absurd but the entire episode has been so completely farcical that one can hardly believe that it took place at all.
    • There were dozens of council officials and police officers there - it was a farcical situation.
    • In some areas closures are already beginning to affect the quality of treatment, producing some farcical situations.
    • They're so enormous, so stratospheric, so downright farcical that all I can offer in response is a kind of hollow laugh.
    • No matter how outlandish and farcical some of the events become everything remains firmly grounded in a sense of reality.
    • At this point the story takes a bit of a farcical turn of events.
    • This turn of events was later described by a judge as a farcical about-face on the part of the Council.
    • Lots of farcical situations arise, which it would be unsporting to divulge.
    Synonyms
    ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous, absurd, laughable, risible, nonsensical
    futile, senseless, pointless, useless, vain, in vain, to no avail, ineffectual
    silly, foolish, idiotic, stupid, imbecilic, asinine, hare-brained
    informal crazy, barmy, daft
    madcap, zany, slapstick, comic, comical, clownish, light-hearted, humorous, amusing, chucklesome, droll, witty, entertaining
    hilarious, uproarious, hysterical, hysterically funny
    informal wacky, side-splitting, rib-tickling, killing, priceless

Derivatives

  • farcicality

  • noun fɑːsɪˈkalɪtiˌfɑrsəˈkælədi
    • But the mix of disco, garage, and pure farcicality provides some of the most insanely catchy tunes of the year.
  • farcically

  • adverbˈfɑːsɪk(ə)liˈfɑrsək(ə)li
    • The lady looked almost farcically sympathetic.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It's not just bad and wrong - it's farcically, historically disastrous.
      • It took the greatest film ever made and trashed it in a way that was on one level farcically stupid and on another level absolutely unforgivable.
      • To prevent murders by murdering is farcically counter-productive.
      • There is too much mugging, too many knowing nods and winks to the audience, something which starts to feel more cloyingly tragic than farcically comic.

Definition of farcical in US English:

farcical

adjectiveˈfɑrsək(ə)lˈfärsək(ə)l
  • Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects.

    荒唐的,可笑的;闹剧(般)的

    a farcical tangle of events
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Don't take the spotlight off this farcical situation until the offenders are arrested.
    • It sounds absurd but the entire episode has been so completely farcical that one can hardly believe that it took place at all.
    • They're so enormous, so stratospheric, so downright farcical that all I can offer in response is a kind of hollow laugh.
    • Lots of farcical situations arise, which it would be unsporting to divulge.
    • No matter how outlandish and farcical some of the events become everything remains firmly grounded in a sense of reality.
    • This turn of events was later described by a judge as a farcical about-face on the part of the Council.
    • What is surprising is that this farcical situation was ever allowed to develop in the first place.
    • It's farcical situation, more so now that so many clubs are living hand to mouth.
    • What strikes me about the events of the past week is the surreal farcical vulgarity of it all.
    • Over the past five years, each have contrived to reduce the events to farcical levels, at least once.
    • No, thankfully, or the situation could have ended up in an ever increasingly farcical court case.
    • You are doing an admirable job of reporting this farcical event and I trust you will continue.
    • At this point the story takes a bit of a farcical turn of events.
    • In some areas closures are already beginning to affect the quality of treatment, producing some farcical situations.
    • It's an extraordinary system in America, quite different from the farcical situation here.
    • There were dozens of council officials and police officers there - it was a farcical situation.
    • It is simply a matter of preposterous and farcical behavior by a hegemon.
    • This dramatised story of his life matched its subject by being the most farcical depiction of an artist I think I've ever seen.
    • The whole idea of the proposed redevelopment of the centre is farcical, unnecessary and at odds with what many people really want.
    • This is farcical administration of the immigration law and it demeans the very concept of national interest.
    Synonyms
    ridiculous, preposterous, ludicrous, absurd, laughable, risible, nonsensical
    madcap, zany, slapstick, comic, comical, clownish, light-hearted, humorous, amusing, chucklesome, droll, witty, entertaining
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