Slapstick is comedy where the joke is the body: people fall over, walk into doors, throw pies, hit each other with things that look painful but are played for laughs. The word names the style, and also a show or film done in that style.

Slapstick slapstick is comedy where the joke is the body是一種笑點在身體動作上的喜劇 people fall over, walk into doors, throw pies, hit each other with things that look painful but are played for laughs像跌倒、撞到門、丟派、拿看起來很痛的東西互打，但都是為了搞笑 The word names the style這個字既可以指這種風格 and also a show or film done in that style也可以指用這種風格做出來的表演或電影

It is not a rude word, and it is not the same as cruel violence.

It is not a rude word它不是一個粗俗的字 and it is not the same as cruel violence也跟殘忍的暴力不一樣

Though actually, the name comes from a real prop: two sticks slapped together to make a loud hit. That pair of sticks was used by the comic character Harlequin in old Italian theatre (the Italian name for the prop is batacchio; English built slap + stick to match the idea).

Though actually不過其實 the name comes from a real prop這個名字來自一個真實的道具 two sticks slapped together to make a loud hit兩根拍在一起會發出很大聲響的木棍 That pair of sticks那對木棍 was used by the comic character Harlequin in old Italian theatre是古義大利戲劇裡的丑角哈勒昆會用的道具 the Italian name for the prop is batacchio這個道具的義大利文名字是 batacchio English built slap + stick to match the idea英文則用 slap 加 stick 組出這個字來對應這個概念

The 'pain' is noise and timing, not real harm — that is why it is funny, not frightening.

The 'pain' is noise and timing所謂的「痛」其實是聲音和時機的效果 not real harm不是真的受傷 that is why it is funny, not frightening這就是為什麼它讓人覺得好笑，而不是可怕