• adj. 喜劇的；滑稽的；有趣的
• n. 連環(huán)漫畫；喜劇演員；滑稽人物

來自comedy, 喜悅。

comic (adj.)

late 14c., "of comedy in the dramatic sense," from Latin comicus "of comedy, represented in comedy, in comic style," from Greek komikos "of or pertaining to comedy," from komos (see comedy). Meaning "intentionally funny" first recorded 1791, and comedic (1630s) has since picked up the older sense of the word.

Speaking of the masters of the comedic spirit (if I call it, as he does, the Comic Spirit, this darkened generation will suppose me to refer to the animal spirits of tomfools and merryandrews) .... [G.B. Shaw, 1897]

Something that is comic has comedy as its aim or origin; something is comical if the effect is comedy, whether intended or not.

comic (n.)

"a comedian," 1580s, from comic (adj.). Latin adjective comicus also meant "a comic poet, writer of comedies." Meaning "a comic book or comic strip" is from 1889; comics for these collectively is from 1890. Comic strip first attested 1920; comic book is from 1941. Comic relief is attested from 1825.

1. A timeless comic actor—his simplicity and his apparent ease are matchless.

作為喜劇界的常青樹——他的簡(jiǎn)單淳樸與自然大方無人能及。

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2. She has carved a niche for herself as a comic actor.

她作為喜劇演員已經(jīng)闖出了一片天地。

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3. Grodin is a fine comic actor.

格羅丁是一位優(yōu)秀的喜劇演員。

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4. The book read like a black comic burlesque.

這本書讀起來像部荒誕可笑的諷刺作品。

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5. The poem's comic allegory was transparent.

該詩(shī)的喜劇諷喻法是顯而易見的。

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