Word · Frequency #13963
caricatures
漫画；讽刺画
caricatures is the plural of caricature.
核心释义
a comic or exaggerated representation of a person
- 1.
用夸张手法突出某人特征以产生喜剧效果的画像
A pictorial representation of someone in which distinguishing features are exaggerated for comic effect.
- 2.
为产生喜剧效果而夸张的人物表现
a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
- 3.
怪诞的歪曲
A grotesque misrepresentation.
- 4.
在面部识别系统中,经过修改使其与平均脸差异更大、从而更具辨识度的面孔
In facial recognition systems, a face that has been modified to look less like the average face, and thus more distinctive.
用夸张手法突出某人特征以产生喜剧效果的画像；为产生喜剧效果而夸张的人物表现；怪诞的歪曲；在面部识别系统中,经过修改使其与平均脸差异更大、从而更具辨识度的面孔；讽刺画
用法In use
The newspaper printed a caricature of the actor, exaggerating his smile.
用法提示：此处 caricature 作名词，指夸张其特点的漫画或讽刺画。
She drew a caricature of her brother with a tiny body and a huge head.
用法提示：caricature 为名词，表示为逗趣而夸张的人物画像。
The birthday gift was a caricature of the whole family, with everyone's nose made longer.
用法提示：这里 caricature 是名词，指以夸张手法表现人物的画。
a caricature of sb/sth
caricature 作名词时通常可数，常与 of 连用。
The article was a cruel caricature of the singer's public image.
这篇文章是对那位歌手公众形象的一幅刻薄漫画。
caricature sb/sth
作动词时是及物动词，直接跟宾语。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- draw a caricature
- 画讽刺画
- He drew a caricature of his teacher on the back of his notebook.他在笔记本背面画了一幅老师的讽刺画。
- a caricature of someone
- 某人的漫画像
- The statue is a caricature of the politician, with an oversized head.这座雕像是那位政治家的漫画像，头部特别大。
- political caricature
- 政治讽刺画
- The newspaper is known for its sharp political caricatures.这家报纸以犀利的政治讽刺画闻名。
- caricature artist
- 人像漫画家
- A caricature artist was drawing portraits at the street fair.一位人像漫画家在街头集市上画肖像。
- verge on caricature
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
caricature 音似“凯瑞卡彻”：凯瑞把人物特点画得夸张过头，就成了讽刺漫画。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：艺术评论与绘画、政治讽刺或社论漫画、文学人物描写、日常谈论夸张模仿 caricature 的名词和动词用法通常出现在书面或较正式语境中，如艺术评论、政治讽刺和文学描写；日常口语中谈到漫画式的夸张或模仿时也会使用，整体语气偏中性到正式，因此这里标为混合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words end in the spelling -ture (or -ature) with the same final sound /tʃər/, but none rhymes with caricature because their stress differs: caricature is stressed on the first syllable /ˈkɛr-/. Character looks similar at the beginning but is pronounced /ˈkɛrɪktər/ and ends in /tər/, not /tʃər/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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