Monday, April 20, 2009

Travesty

travesty [US] [ˈtrævɪstɪ] [UK] [ˈtrævisti]

noun (pl. travesties)
(對人或文學作品等的)滑稽模仿;拙劣的模仿;歪曲;曲解
verb (transitive) ( travestied; travestied; travestying)
滑稽地模仿,拙劣的模仿;歪曲


If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.

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