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In contemporary usage, burlesque is a playfully nostalgic form of striptease — think fans and feather boas rather than explicit nudity — but this is just the latest form of an ironic style of entertainment dating back to medieval times.
Burlesque comes from burla, Spanish for “joke.” Comedy has always been an essential part of burlesque art, but it's comedy of a particular kind. Burlesque is satirical, and it uses exaggeration that can be extreme. Early examples of burlesque in English literature can be found in the Canterbury Tales. By the eighteenth century, the word was used to describe often risqué parodies of serious operas or plays. Burlesque became associated with striptease in the music halls and vaudeville theaters of nineteenth-century America.
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后缀: -esque
表形容词,”像……的”
adj.
gigantesque 巨大的,庞大的gigant巨大+esque像……的→adj.巨大的,庞大的
grotesque 怪诞的,古怪的grot洞穴+esque像……的→洞穴里面都很怪的→怪诞的,古怪的
picturesque 风景如画的picture画,图片+esque像……的→像图画的
statuesque 雕像般的,均衡的,轮廓清晰的statue雕像+esque像……的→adj.雕像般的,均衡的,轮廓清晰的
n.
arabesque 阿拉伯式的arab阿拉伯的+esque像……的→n.阿拉伯式的
burlesque 讽刺或滑稽的戏剧burl嘻笑+esque像……的→n.讽刺或滑稽的戏剧