travesty

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  • n.
    拙劣的模仿作品,荒谬的模仿,歪曲
  • vt.
    拙劣或荒谬地模仿,嘲弄

单词词源

travesty 嘲弄,歪曲

tra-,转变,-vest,衣服,词源同 vest,transvestite.字面意思即换衣服,改头换面,引申词义伪装, 嘲弄,歪曲等。

双语例句

1. This is , of course , a travesty of the true meaning of lunch .
这当然是对午餐真正含义的曲解。
2. And more importantly , how do we undo this travesty ?
更重要的是,我们如何挽回这个悲剧呢?
3. It would be a travesty of democracy for the elite now to order the people to keep voting until they give the " right " answer .
如果精英们强迫人民一直选举直到满意的话,那么这只是对民主的一种滑稽模仿。
4. Today the new york times ran a front-page story on mr godoy toscano 's case , painting his saga as a travesty of justice , which of course it is .
今天的《纽约时报》的头版报道了托斯卡诺的案子,将他的传奇经历描绘成对正义的歪曲,当然事实也确实如此。
5. The commentary suggested that chinese distrust of western intervention lay behind the veto , which was described as a " travesty " by hillary clinton , the us secretary of state .
评论显示在否决票背后,是中国对西方干涉的不信任,美国国务卿,希拉里克林顿说这种不信任是“歪曲”。

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