travesty是什么意思？

travesty

英[ˈtrævəsti] 美[ˈtrævɪsti]

• 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；

复数：travesties;

例句

• a travesty of justice 对法律的嘲弄
• 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。
• The trial was a travesty of justice . 这一审判是对正义的嘲弄。
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  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.
  例句
  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。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  拙劣的模仿作品,荒谬的模仿;歪曲
  a travesty of justice 对法律的嘲弄

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
  2. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way
• Verb
  1. make a travesty of