travesty
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 拙劣的模仿作品，嘲弄，滑稽模仿
- vt.
- 滑稽地模仿，歪曲
演变路径（由近及远）
- 英语
- 源自 ←法语 travesti “disguised, burlesqued”
- 源自 ←意大利语 travestire “to dress up, disguise”
- 源自 ←拉丁语 vestiō “to clothe, dress”
- 源自 ←原始意大利语族语 *westis “clothing”
- 源自 ←原始印欧语 *wéstis “dressing”
原始词根
原始印欧语 *wes-
词源说明
From 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.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- An absurd, grotesque, misrepresentative or grossly inferior likeness or imitation.
- A pastiche, parody, or stylistic imitation; a burlesque literary or artistic imitation (typically of a more serious work).
- (sometimes proscribed) An appalling event, situation or outcome (especially in relation to another outcome to which it is grossly inferior).
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To make a travesty of; to parody