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.
实用例句
1. The style Shelley is using here is that of popular lampoon.
这里雪莱用的是通俗的嘲讽手法。
来自柯林斯例句
2. His cartoon mercilessly lampoon the leading politician of the day.
他的讽刺漫画无情地挖苦了当今的政界要人.
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3. To ridicule or satirize in or as if in a lampoon.
嘲讽用讽刺作品或好象用讽刺作品嘲弄或讽刺.
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4. His cartoons mercilessly lampoon the leading politician of the day.
他的漫画无情地讽刺了当今的政界要人.
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5. Such gaffes and inexperience made Mr Kaczynski easy to lampoon.
