comedy of errors

短语

发音

UK /ˌkɒmɪdi əv ˈɛɹəz/
US /ˌkɑmədi əv ˈɛɹəɹz/
AU

词形变化

comedies of errors 复数 comedies of errors

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A comedy in which the humour is due to misinterpretations, mistaken identity, etc.

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  2. 2.

    A series of amusing or farcical events involving awkward missteps or other mistakes.

    习语 引申义

词源

From comedy + of + errors, probably coined by the English playwright William Shakespeare (c. 1564 – 1616) as the title of the play The Comedy of Errors (written c. 1594; published 1623), about two sets of identical twins separated at birth who are involved in a series of mistaken identities.

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