travesty 详细解释

travesty

['trævisti]

n.滑稽模仿,歪曲, 漫画
vt.使 ... 滑稽化,曲解

词形变化

名词复数: travesties | 动词过去式: travestied | 动词过去分词: travestied | 动词现在分词: travestying | 动词第三人称单数: travesties |

词义辨析

同义参见:

satire  

英英释义

名词 travesty:

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

同义词:farce, farce comedy

a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way

同义词:parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, charade, pasquinade, put-on

动词 travesty:

make a travesty of

补充

travestytravesty英:[ˈtrævisti] 美:[ˈtrævɪsti]n.1.拙劣的模仿作品, 荒谬的模仿vt.1.拙劣或荒谬地模仿, 嘲弄

例句

1. If he couldn't prepare his case properly, the trial would be a travesty.如果他不能好好准备他的诉讼, 审判将会是一场拙劣的闹剧。 2. He travestied the politician's manner.他滑稽地模仿那个政客的举止。 3. the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice.这荒谬的从轻判决是对法律的歪曲。 4. Michael has betrayed the family by travestying them in his plays.迈克尔在他的剧作中嘲讽这一家人,从而辜负了他们。 5. It is a travesty and a tragedy that so many people would be denied the right to vote.这么多人将被剥夺投票权。这是一种讽刺,也是一场悲剧。 6. The investigation into the causes of the accident was a complete travesty. [=sham]对事故起因的调查完全是歪曲事实。 7. The trial was a travesty of justice.这场审判是对正义的嘲弄。