grotesque

英 [ɡrəʊˈtesk]

美 [ɡroʊˈtesk]

adj.  怪诞的; 荒唐的; 荒谬的; 丑陋奇异的; 奇形怪状的
n.  (尤指书画中的)奇形怪状的人，丑陋的人; 奇异艺术风格

复数：grotesques　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13774 / COCA.12252

牛津词典

adj.

• 怪诞的；荒唐的；荒谬的
  strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive
  1. a grotesque distortion of the truth
     对事实的荒诞歪曲
  2. It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for so little money.
     想让她那样有经验的人为这点钱工作真是荒唐。
• 丑陋奇异的；奇形怪状的
  extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or amusing
  1. a grotesque figure
     奇形怪状的人像
  2. tribal dancers wearing grotesque masks
     戴着奇异面具的部落跳舞者

noun

• （尤指书画中的）奇形怪状的人，丑陋的人
  a person who is extremely ugly in a strange way, especially in a book or painting
• 奇异艺术风格
  a style of art using grotesque figures and designs

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 古怪的；怪诞的；荒唐的
  You say that something isgrotesquewhen it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you.
  1. ...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else.
     少数富人与几乎所有其他人之间悬殊的贫富差距
  2. ...a country where grotesque abuses are taking place.
     发生骇人听闻的虐待事件的国家
• ADJ-GRADED 丑陋的；奇形怪状的；极其难看的
  If someone or something isgrotesque, they are very ugly.
  1. They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body.
     他们尽量不去看他那张奇丑无比的脸和残疾的身体。
• N-COUNT （尤指小说或绘画中的）怪异的人，丑八怪
  Agrotesqueis a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting.
  1. Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs.
     格拉斯的小说里充斥着稀奇古怪的人物：丑陋的怪人、小丑、稻草人和侏儒。

英英释义

noun

• art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

adj

• distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  1. tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
  2. twisted into monstrous shapes
  Synonym:monstrous
• ludicrously odd
  1. Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
  2. fantastic Halloween costumes
  3. a grotesque reflection in the mirror
  Synonym:anticfantasticfantastical

双语例句

• The uninhibited mutations and grotesque symbolic language of dreams interrupt the distinct images of contemporary humanity.
  现代人的鲜明形象中又穿插了梦境的自由变化和怪诞的象征语言。
• ( literature) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque.
  （文学）以阴沉、神秘和奇形怪状的人物为特点。
• 'Even my good reviews have tended to be backhanded compliments,' he says. 'They'll say I was good and almost unbearably grotesque.'
  “即便赞扬我的评论也多似明褒实贬，”他说。“他们会说我的表演不错，荒诞得几乎让人接受不了。”
• Fantastic and grotesque elements that have widespread distribution in myths are especially puzzling.
  神话故事中层出不穷的怪诞与奇异因素尤其令人费解。
• A grotesque imitation or misrepresentation.
  一种荒诞的模仿或歪曲。
• A person of bizarre or grotesque appearance.
  奇形怪状的人有古怪的或可笑的外表的人。
• A grotesque peak thrusts itself towards the sky.
  怪峰突兀。
• Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.
  她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。
• These grotesque warriors drape themselves with the skin of their victims in a horrid parody of the living.
  这些怪异的战士披上他们牺牲品的皮拙劣的模仿可怕的生物。
• Their images depicting the lower classes in humorous or grotesque ways were condemned by the leading critics and painters.
  他用幽默而怪诞的手法来描绘下层人民的形象受到主流画评家和画家的指责。