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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
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.