comedy

名词 n.
/ˈkɒmədi/|/ˈkɔmədɪj/    /ˈkɑmədi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. a choric song of celebration or revel, especially in Ancient Greece countable,historical
  2. a light, amusing play with a happy ending countable
    — A Midsummer Night's Dream is among Shakespeare's most famous comedies.
  3. a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., The Divine Comedy) Europe,Medieval,countable
  4. a dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone countable
  5. the genre of such works countable,uncountable
  6. entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance uncountable
    — Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?
  7. the art of composing comedy countable,uncountable
  8. a humorous event countable

词形变化

comedies plural comedie alternative comœdie alternative comœdy alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos)
Proto-Hellenic *awéidō
Proto-Hellenic *-ā́
Proto-Hellenic *awoidā́
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓οιδή (ăoidḗ)
Ancient Greek ᾠδή (ōidḗ)
Ancient Greek κῶμος (kômos)
Proto-Hellenic *awoidós
Ancient Greek ἀοιδός (aoidós)
Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā)bor.
Latin cōmoediader.
Middle French comediebor.
Middle English comedie
English comedy
Inherited from Middle English comedie, borrowed from Middle French comedie, from Latin cōmoedia, borrowed from Ancient Greek κωμῳδῐ́ᾱ (kōmōidĭ́ā), from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”), or from κῶμος (kômos, “revel, carousing”) + ἀοιδός (aoidós, “singer, bard”). Doublet of commedia.
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