parody
n.
1590s (first recorded use in English is in Ben Jonson), from or in imitation of Latin parodia "parody," from Greek paroidia "burlesque song or poem," from para- "beside, parallel to" (see para-(1), in this case, "mock-") + oide "song, ode" (see ode). The meaning "poor or feeble imitation" is from 1830. Related: Parodic; parodical.
v.
c.1745, from parody, n.. Related: Parodied; parodying.
〔李〕[par-（para-）=beside旁；ody=song 歌⇒“a song or writing beside a serious one 与严肃作品对比的歌曲或文字”→] n. a humourous imitation of a serious writing 模仿滑稽作品