mindmap root((滑稽模仿)) caricature implies ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic or peculiar features of a subject: this movie is a ~ of the novel. burlesque implies mockery either through treating a trivial subject in a mock-heroic style or through giving a serious or lofty subject a frivolous treatment: a ~ that treats a petty quarrel as a great battle. parody applies especially to treatment of a subject in the style of a well-known author or work through subtle and sustained exaggeration or distortion: a witty ~ of a popular soap opera. travesty implies use of an extravagant or absurd style that at once demeans the user and the topic: this production is a ~ of a classic opera.