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travesty 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈtravistē/,
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travesties, plural;
  1. Represent in such a way
    • - Michael has betrayed the family by travestying them in his plays
Noun
  1. A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
    • - the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of justice
  1. farce: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
  2. make a travesty of
  3. parody: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
  4. Burlesque, also known as travesty, is a genre of entertainment. Before burlesque became associated with striptease, it was a form of musical and theatrical parody in which an opera or piece of classical theatre is adapted in a broad, often risqué style very different from that for which it was ...
  5. An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation; A parody or stylistic imitation; A grossly inferior imitation; To make a travesty of; to parody
  6. A work that treats a serious subject frivolously-- ridiculing the dignified. Often the tone is mock serious and heavy handed.
  7. sounds like TRAGEDY.  A travesty is a tragically bad representation of something serious.
  8. (Latin trans + vestis, "switched clothing"): Debasement of a serious subject or serious literary work either accidentally or through intentional satire--especially through treating a dignified topic in a silly or inappropriate manner. ...
  9. a work that deflates something that is treated by another work with high seriousness.
  10. means to ridicule by imitation, not tragedy which means a disastrous event. [So, the sinking of the ship was not a travesty.]
  11. a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject, characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or subject matter.