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.拙劣的模仿作品，荒谬的模仿，歪曲
• vt.拙劣或荒谬地模仿，嘲弄

词根记忆

• tra(横) + vest(穿衣) + y→横过来穿衣→滑稽地模仿
• tra(横) + vest(穿衣) + y→学小丑横过来穿衣→滑稽模仿

同根派生

英汉例句

• The trial was a travesty of justice .
  这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。
• 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。
• The trial was a travesty of justice .
  这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。
• 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声是对他过去真正主张的一种嘲弄。

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• 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.