travesty
发音
英 [ˈtrævəsti]
美 [ˈtrævɪsti]
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- n.
- 拙劣的模仿作品，荒谬的模仿，歪曲
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- 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”。