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travesty n.滑稽模仿；歪曲；漫画vt.使 ... 滑稽化；曲解 (1) 对他进行审判是对正义的歪曲。(2) 他的漫画无情地讽刺了当今的政界要人。 A travesty is a silly imitation, like a tall young man dressed up like a little old lady. Travesty and transvestite both come from French travesti meaning "dressed in disguise," so it helps to remember the definition of travesty by thinking of that football player in drag. A travesty can be more than that, though. A travesty of justice, for example, is a court case that makes a mockery of the system, or so you might think if the verdict isn't in your favor. There are lots of examples in literature: the book Don Quixote is a travesty of Medieval Romance.

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英 ['trævəsti] 美 ['trævəsti] (1) His trial was a travesty of justice.(2) His travesty satirize the key man in current political circles relentlessly. A travesty is a cheap mockery, usually of something or someone serious, such as a travesty of justice. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]嘲弄；歪曲；拙劣模仿 If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.   [oft N of n]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。

英语单词	travesty
英美音标	英 ['trævəsti] 美 ['trævəsti]
中文释义	n.滑稽模仿；歪曲；漫画 vt.使 ... 滑稽化；曲解
英语例句	(1) His trial was a travesty of justice. (2) His travesty satirize the key man in current political circles relentlessly.
中文例句	(1) 对他进行审判是对正义的歪曲。 (2) 他的漫画无情地讽刺了当今的政界要人。
vocabulary简明	A travesty is a cheap mockery, usually of something or someone serious, such as a travesty of justice.
vocabulary扩展	A travesty is a silly imitation, like a tall young man dressed up like a little old lady. Travesty and transvestite both come from French travesti meaning "dressed in disguise," so it helps to remember the definition of travesty by thinking of that football player in drag. A travesty can be more than that, though. A travesty of justice, for example, is a court case that makes a mockery of the system, or so you might think if the verdict isn't in your favor. There are lots of examples in literature: the book Don Quixote is a travesty of Medieval Romance.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]嘲弄；歪曲；拙劣模仿 If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing. [oft N of n] 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。

Travesty Trial Justice Man Case 英 Trævəsti] 美 Trævəsti