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travesty

美音:[´trævəstı ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.滑稽的转写,漫画,滑稽模仿 vt.使滑稽化

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travesty为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

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

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trans-=beyond,across,over 变化型 tra-,tran-,tres-

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travesty


/'trævəstɪ; `trævəstɪ/
n ~ (of sth) absurd imitation of or inferior substitute for sth 荒谬的模仿或拙劣的替代物
*The trial was a travesty of justice. 这次审判嘲弄了法律的公正性.

v (pt, pp -tied) [Tn] make or be a travesty of (sth) 荒谬地或拙劣地模仿或替代(某事物)
*travestying sb's style of writing 拙劣地模仿某人的文笔.

travesty


npluraltravesties [C usually singular]

[Date: 1600-1700; Language: French;Origin: travesti 'having the usual appearance changed', from travestir 'to disguise', from Italian travestire, from tra- 'across' (from Latin trans-) + vestire 'to clothe']
used in order to say that something is extremely bad and is not what it is claimed to be
 Their marriage was a complete travesty.
travesty of
 O'Brien described his trial as a travesty of justice .
1. The trial was a travesty of justice.
    这次审判嘲弄了法律的公正性.

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