"farce" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 闹剧

Definition

闹剧是一种通过夸张、荒谬情节制造笑料的喜剧形式。也可以指某事荒唐或组织得很糟糕，简直像一个笑话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“farce”在喜剧语境下偏正式，但在日常批评中常用于形容荒唐失败的事件（如：审判、会议）。不同于普通的“谎言”或“骗局”，更突出荒诞和无能。

Examples

The play was a farce that made everyone laugh.

这部戏是一场**闹剧**，让大家都笑了起来。

Everyone agreed that the meeting was a complete farce.

大家都认为那次会议完全是一出**闹剧**。

That competition turned into a farce when the rules kept changing.

那场比赛变成了**闹剧**，因为规则一直在变。

Honestly, that interview was a total farce—they didn't even ask real questions.

说实话，那次面试完全是一场**闹剧**，他们甚至没问真正的问题。

After seeing the way the event was organized, he called it a farce.

看到活动的组织方式后，他称其为**闹剧**。

If the system can't be trusted, the whole process becomes a farce.

如果系统不可靠，整个流程就成了**闹剧**。