comic relief
- IPA[ˌkɒmɪk rɪˈliːf]
英式
- humorous content in a dramatic or literary work that is intended to offset more serious episodes;a character or characters providing comic relief
noun: comic relief
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. humorous content in a dramatic or literary work that is intended to offset more serious episodes between tragic stories are a few songs supplying comic relief
- ▪ a character or characters providing comic relief the archaeologist, who begins as oafish comic relief, exemplifies her gift for character drawing
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- IPA[ˌkämik rəˈlēf]
美式
- comic episodes in a dramatic or literary work that offset more serious sections: between tragic stories are a few songs supplying comic relief
Oxford American Dictionary