grotesque
美音:
[grəu´tesk
]英音:
[grəu´tesk
]adj.奇形怪状的,奇异 n.奇形怪状的人(或物、图案等),奇异风格
难易程度:
grotesque为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:grotesqueness 副词:grotesquely
词根
-ique 表示“~风格的”意思 变化型 -esque
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grotesque
/grəʊ'tesk; ˇro`tɛsk/
adj
1 strangely distorted so as to arouse fear or laughter; fantastic 因变得古怪而可怕或可笑的; 奇形怪状的
*tribal dancers wearing grotesque masks 部落中戴着古怪面具的跳舞的人.
2 (art 美术) combining human, animal and plant forms in a fantastic design 奇异风格的(由人、动植物混合组成之图案的).
3 ridiculously exaggerated or unreasonable; absurd 荒谬地夸张的或无理的; 荒唐的
*a grotesque distortion of the truth 对事实的无理歪曲
* It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for such little money. 想让有她那样经验的人为这点儿钱工作真是可笑.
4 offensively incongruous 捍格不入的; 极不协调的
*the grotesque sight of an old man trying to flirt with a young girl 老头儿极力与少女调情那种离谱的样子.
n
1 [C] with fantastic or incongruous clothes, make-up, features, etc 衣着、打扮、五官等古怪、不协调的样子.
2 the grotesque [sing] grotesque style used in a painting, carving, etc (绘画、雕刻等所采用的)奇异风格.
1. That wizened and grotesque little old man is a notorious miser. 那个干瘪难看的小老头是个臭名远扬的吝啬鬼。
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