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travesty
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- Conjugation :
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travestied
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travestying
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pl
travesties
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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- travesty
['trævɪstɪ]
['trævɪstɪ]
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1.
noun
(将严肃作品)诙谐化;(对文学,艺术作品等的)滑稽模仿
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2.
noun
歪曲;效颦
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a trial that was a travesty of justice
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一次歪曲司法的审判
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vt.
滑稽地模仿;歪曲
Collins English-English Dictionary
- travesty
['trævɪstɪ]
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n
a farcical or grotesque imitation; mockery; parody
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2.
vt.
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to make or be a travesty of
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vt.
[Etymology]
C17: from French travesti disguised, from travestir to disguise, from Italian travestire, from tra- trans- + vestire to clothe
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