"straight man" in Chinese (Simplified)
捧哏(相声搭档)- 搭档演员异性恋男性
Definition
在喜剧中,“捧哏”是指在双人表演中负责衬托和配合逗哏的人,也指异性恋男性。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于喜剧表演,与“逗哏”相对。表示异性恋男性时,语境需明确,否则常指喜剧角色。在日常生活中不等同于性格严肃的人。
Examples
He plays the straight man in their comedy duo.
他在他们的喜剧组合中扮演**捧哏**角色。
The straight man helps the comedian make jokes even funnier.
**捧哏**让喜剧演员的笑话变得更有趣。
Sometimes, people call a heterosexual man a straight man.
有时,人们会称异性恋男性为**捧哏**。
I'm the straight man, so I keep a serious face while my friend tells all the jokes.
我是那个**捧哏**,朋友讲笑话时我保持严肃。
Without a good straight man, the punchlines just don't land as well in a comedy act.
没有好的**捧哏**,喜剧里的包袱就不那么好笑了。
In his old sketches, he was always the straight man, reacting to absurd situations with a blank stare.
在他早期的小品里,他总是**捧哏**,用呆滞的表情回应荒谬场景。