名詞 slapstick:

1. a boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes
2. acoustic device consisting of two paddles hinged together; used by an actor to make a loud noise without inflicting injury when striking someone

形容詞 slapstick:

1. characterized by horseplay and physical action

1. I prefer the dry humour of situation comedy to the slapstick of circus clowns.
   我喜歡滑稽戲不動聲色的幽默。不喜歡馬戲小丑的低級滑稽。
2. A light dramatic work in which highly improbable plot situations, exaggerated characters, and often slapstick elements are used for humorous effect.
   輕喜劇一種輕松的戲劇形式，其中極為荒謬可笑的情節(jié)背景，夸張的角色和一些鬧劇的成分以表現(xiàn)幽默的效果