travesty是什么意思,travesty怎么读 语音:
英音  ['trævəstɪ] 
美音  [ˈtrævɪstɪ] 
travesty 基本解释
n. 拙劣的模仿作品,荒谬的模仿,歪曲
vt. 拙劣或荒谬地模仿,嘲弄
travesty是什么意思
travesty 变化形式
复数: travesties
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星级词汇:
中文词源
travesty 嘲弄,歪曲
tra-,转变,-vest,衣服,词源同 vest,transvestite.字面意思即换衣服,改头换面,引申词义伪装, 嘲弄,歪曲等。
travesty 用法和例句提示:点击例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释
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This is , of course , a travesty of the true meaning of lunch .
这当然是对午餐真正含义的曲解。
And more importantly , how do we undo this travesty ?
更重要的是,我们如何挽回这个悲剧呢?
It would be a travesty of democracy for the elite now to order the people to keep voting until they give the " right " answer .
如果精英们强迫人民一直选举直到满意的话,那么这只是对民主的一种滑稽模仿。
Today the new york times ran a front-page story on mr godoy toscano 's case , painting his saga as a travesty of justice , which of course it is .
今天的《纽约时报》的头版报道了托斯卡诺的案子,将他的传奇经历描绘成对正义的歪曲,当然事实也确实如此。
The commentary suggested that chinese distrust of western intervention lay behind the veto , which was described as a " travesty " by hillary clinton , the us secretary of state .
评论显示在否决票背后,是中国对西方干涉的不信任,美国国务卿,希拉里克林顿说这种不信任是“歪曲”。