writing, music, art, speech, etc. that intentionally copies the style of someone famous or copies a particular situation, making the features or qualities of the original more noticeable in a way that is humorous

He was an 18th-century author who wrote parodies of other people's works. 他是一位18世纪的作家，专对他人的作品进行滑稽模仿。

There is a hint of self-parody in his later paintings. 他后期的画含有自嘲的意味。

Synonym: travesty

something that so obviously fails to achieve the effect that was intended that it is stupid

"It was a parody of a trial," said one observer. “这称不上审判，只是在装模作样，”一位观察者说。

to copy the style of someone or something in a humorous way

One of the papers is running a competition in which you have to parody a well-known author. 有一家报纸正在举行一场竞赛，在比赛中你得滑稽地模仿一位著名作家的风格写些东西。