travesty

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.拙劣的模倣作品，荒謬的模倣，歪曲
• vt.拙劣或荒謬地模倣，嘲弄

词根记忆

• tra(橫) + vest(穿衣) + y→橫過來穿衣→滑稽地模倣
• tra(橫) + vest(穿衣) + y→學小醜橫過來穿衣→滑稽模倣

同根派生

• travesty相关词

英汉例句

• The trial was a travesty of justice .
  這一讅判是對正義的嘲弄。
• 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，讅判將會成爲一場拙劣的閙劇。
• The trial was a travesty of justice .
  這一讅判是對正義的嘲弄。
• 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。

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• 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.

• travesty剑桥字典
• travesty柯林斯字典