万杯洁海词词典

travesty

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈtræv.ə.sti]
  • 美式音标 [ˈtræv.ə.sti]
  • 国际音标 ['trævisti]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • 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

词根记忆

  • tra(横) + vest(穿衣) + y→横过来穿衣→滑稽地模仿
  • tra(横) + vest(穿衣) + y→学小丑横过来穿衣→滑稽模仿

同根派生

     

英汉例句

  • The trial was a travesty of justice .
    这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。
  • Her research suggests that Smith's reputation today is a travesty of what he really stood for.
    她的研究表明史密斯今天的名声是对他过去真正主张的一种嘲弄。
  • 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，审判将会成为一场拙劣的闹剧。
  • The trial was a travesty of justice .
    这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。
  • Her research suggests that Smith's reputation today is a travesty of what he really stood for.
    她的研究表明史密斯今天的名声是对他过去真正主张的一种嘲弄。

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • something that fails to represent the values and qualities that it is intended to represent, in a way that is shocking or offensive

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.