名詞 charade:

1. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
   同義詞：parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, pasquinade, put-on
2. a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades

cha.rade

n.（名詞）
Games
【游戲】
charades (used with a sing. or pl. verb)A game in which words or phrases are represented in pantomime, sometimes syllable by syllable, until they are guessed by the other players.
charades （與單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞連用）字謎游戲：一種詞或短語(yǔ)以啞劇的形式體現(xiàn)的游戲，有時(shí)是一個(gè)音節(jié)接一個(gè)音節(jié)出現(xiàn)，直到被其他游戲參加者猜中為止
An episode in this game or a word or phrase so represented.
字謎：這種游戲的一段或這種表現(xiàn)形式的單詞或詞組
A readily perceived pretense; a travesty:
易識(shí)破的偽裝；象征性性動(dòng)作：
例句：
went through the charade of a public apology.
做虛偽的公開(kāi)道歉

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
probably from Provenôal charrado [chat]
可能源自 普羅旺斯語(yǔ) charrado [聊天]
from charra [to chat, chatter]
源自 charra [閑談，喋喋不休]
perhaps from Italian ciarlare
可能源自 意大利語(yǔ) ciarlare