travesty

英 ['trævəsti] 美 ['trævəsti]

• n. 滑稽模仿；歪曲；漫画
• vt. 使 ... 滑稽化；曲解

英英释义

Noun:

1. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

2. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

Verb:

1. make a travesty of

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. His trial was a travesty of justice.
   对他进行审判是对正义的歪曲。
2. His travesty satirize the key man in current political circles relentlessly.
   他的漫画无情地讽刺了当今的政界要人。

经典引文

• A travesty of justicesa premium upon recklessness.

  出自： A. G. Gardiner

• His drooping eyelid dipped..in a ghastly travesty of a wink.

  出自： I. Asimov

• 'None of That' travesties Mabel Dodge's lust for willed experience.

  出自： J. Moynahan

• Altering, travestying and degrading the dish itself.

  出自： E. David

近反义词

【近义词】

• charade 看手势猜字谜游戏...
• mockery 嘲弄
• parody 仿作
• farce 闹剧
• caricature 讽刺画
• sham 假
• pretense 借口
• satire 讽刺文
• pretence 假装
• lampoon 讽刺文章
• spoof 滑稽模仿
• burlesque 滑稽模仿
• put-on 做作的
• pasquinade 讽刺文章
• takeoff 起飞
• sendup (讽刺性)模仿作品...