English Dictionary

travesty

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/

名詞

軽蔑的 口語 禁用

An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation. / A parody or stylistic imitation. / (derogatory) A grossly inferior imitation. / (colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something.

日本語の意味

不条理で滑稽な、または極端に歪んだ再現、誤った表現 / 風刺的なパロディや模倣 / 著しく劣った（質の低い）模倣 / 恐ろしげで取るに足らない形での再現

The decision to demolish the historic library in favor of a parking lot was a travesty.

歴史的な図書館を取り壊して駐車場にするという決定は、とんでもない茶番だった。

意味（1）

An absurd or grotesque misrepresentation.

The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.

意味（2）

A parody or stylistic imitation.

意味（3）

(derogatory) A grossly inferior imitation.

A battlefield trial is a travesty of justice.

意味（4）

(colloquial, proscribed) An appalling version of something.

Spurs survived the scare - and such was their domination after the break that it would have been a travesty had Arsenal escaped Wembley, hosting a Premier League record attendance of 83,222, with a draw.

travesties （ plural ）