Restoration comedy
noun /ˌrestəreɪʃn ˈkɒmədi/
/ˌrestəreɪʃn ˈkɑːmədi/
[countable, uncountable]- a type of comedy play written during and after the Restoration in Britain. Restoration comedies often deal with the sexual adventures of the upper classes, and show characters behaving in a foolish or wicked way. Examples include The Country Wife (1675) by William Wycherley, Love for Love (1695) by William Congreve and The Beaux' Stratagem (1707) by George Farquhar. They were also the first plays in the British theatre in which women appeared as actors.
恢复喜剧：在英国恢复期间和恢复后写的一种喜剧剧。恢复喜剧通常涉及上层阶级的性爱冒险，并以愚蠢或邪恶的方式表现人物的性格。例子包括威廉·威彻利（William Wycherley）的《乡村妻子》（The Country Wife）（1675），威廉·孔格里夫（William Congreve）的《爱情为爱（Love for Love）（1695）》和乔治·法夸尔（George Farquhar）的《美丽的策略》（The Beaux'Stratagem）（1707）。它们也是英国剧院中女性作为演员出现的第一部戏剧。