travesty
An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitationAn absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
» What's happened here is a travesty.
Значение
значений: 3An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.
Zerrbild, armselige Karikatur
A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
Farce, lächerliche Karikatur, Travestie
(proscribed, иногда)An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).
- a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
Примеры
предложений: 8What's happened here is a travesty.
It's a travesty.
This is a travesty.
Это травести.
This is a travesty of justice.
deDas ist ein Zerrbild der Gerechtigkeit.
Under no circumstances will I ever consent to such a travesty.
Переводы
языков: 4По значениям 3
Происхождение
From French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguiseFrom French travesti (“disguised, burlesqued”), past participle of travestir (“to disguise”), borrowed from Italian travestire (“to dress up, disguise”), from tra- (“across”) + vestire (“to dress”), from Latin vestiō (“to clothe, dress”), from Proto-Italic *westis (“clothing”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéstis (“dressing”) from verbal root *wes- (“to dress, clothe”); cognate to English wear. Doublet of travesti.
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Формы
мн. число: travesties| Ед. число | travesty |
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