travesty
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?tr?v.?.sti]
- 美式音標 [?tr?v.?.sti]
- 國際音標 ['tr?visti]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.拙劣的模仿作品，荒謬的模仿，歪曲
- vt.拙劣或荒謬地模仿，嘲弄
詞根記憶
- tra(橫) + vest(穿衣) + y→橫過來穿衣→滑稽地模仿
- tra(橫) + vest(穿衣) + y→學(xué)小丑橫過來穿衣→滑稽模仿
英漢例句
- The trial was a travesty of justice .
這一審判是對正義的嘲弄。 - 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聲是對他過去真正主張的一種嘲弄。 - If he couldn't prepare his case properly, the trial would be a travesty.
如果他不能好好準備他的訴訟，審判將會成為一場拙劣的鬧劇。 - The trial was a travesty of justice .
這一審判是對正義的嘲弄。 - 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聲是對他過去真正主張的一種嘲弄。
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
- If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.