1650s, from lampoon (n.), or else from French lamponner, from the Middle French noun. Related: Lampooned; lampooning.
lampoon (n.)
"A personal satire; abuse; censure written not to reform but to vex" [Johnson], 1640s, from French lampon (17c.), of unknown origin, said by French etymologists to be from lampons "let us drink," popular refrain for scurrilous 17c. songs, from lamper "to drink, guzzle," a nasalized form of laper "to lap," from a Germanic source akin to lap (v.). Also see -oon.
雙語例句
1. The style Shelley is using here is that of popular lampoon.
這里雪萊用的是通俗的嘲諷手法。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His cartoon mercilessly lampoon the leading politician of the day.
他的諷刺漫畫無情地挖苦了當(dāng)今的政界要人.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.
嘲諷用諷刺作品或好象用諷刺作品嘲弄或諷刺.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. His cartoons mercilessly lampoon the leading politician of the day.
他的漫畫無情地諷刺了當(dāng)今的政界要人.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. Such gaffes and inexperience made Mr Kaczynski easy to lampoon.