comedy of manners
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌcomedy of ˈmanners noun (plural comedies of manners) [countable] APTa play, film, or television programme that shows how silly people’s behaviour is or can be 〔讽刺人们愚蠢行为的〕风俗喜剧
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comedy of manners• Five minutes later, and this comedy of manners was all over.• Elizabeth goes in mocking pursuit with the husband in this comedy of manners.ˌcomedy of ˈmanners nounChineseSyllable
film, shows how Corpus a that play, programme or television
comedy of manners
ˌcomedy of ˈmanners
noun (plural comedies of manners) [countable]
a play, film, or television programme that shows how silly people’s behaviour is or can be
ˌcomedy of ˈmanners
noun (plural comedies of manners) [countable]a play, film, or television programme that shows how silly people’s behaviour is or can be