gro·tesque

adjective

/ɡrəʊˈtesk/

strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive怪诞的；荒唐的；荒谬的
- a grotesque distortion of the truth对事实的荒诞歪曲
- The story was too grotesque to believe.这个故事太荒唐了，令人难以置信。
- 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。
- The whole situation was really grotesque.整个情况实在是太荒唐了。
extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or funny丑陋奇异的；奇形怪状的
- It was a grotesque figure with a snarling beast's head.那是个奇形怪状的人像，长着一个咆哮的野兽的头。
- dancers wearing grotesque masks戴着奇形怪状面具的舞者
- She was frightened by the grotesque appearance of the mime artists.她被哑剧艺术家的怪异外表吓坏了。
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (as noun): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto’; “grotto” here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style.

gro·tesque

noun

/ɡrəʊˈtesk/

[countable] a person who is extremely ugly in a strange way, especially in a book or painting（尤指书画中的）奇形怪状的人，丑陋的人
the grotesque
[singular] a style of art or sculpture using grotesque figures and designs怪诞（艺术风格）

单词	grotesque
释义	gro·tesque adjective /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ strange in a way that is unpleasant or offensive怪诞的；荒唐的；荒谬的 a grotesque distortion of the truth对事实的荒诞歪曲 The story was too grotesque to believe.这个故事太荒唐了，令人难以置信。 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。 The whole situation was really grotesque.整个情况实在是太荒唐了。 extremely ugly in a strange way that is often frightening or funny丑陋奇异的；奇形怪状的 It was a grotesque figure with a snarling beast's head.那是个奇形怪状的人像，长着一个咆哮的野兽的头。 dancers wearing grotesque masks戴着奇形怪状面具的舞者 She was frightened by the grotesque appearance of the mime artists.她被哑剧艺术家的怪异外表吓坏了。 Topics Appearancec2 Word Originmid 16th cent. (as noun): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto’; “grotto” here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style. gro·tesque noun /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ /ɡrəʊˈtesk/ [countable] a person who is extremely ugly in a strange way, especially in a book or painting（尤指书画中的）奇形怪状的人，丑陋的人 the grotesque [singular] a style of art or sculpture using grotesque figures and designs怪诞（艺术风格） Word Originmid 16th cent. (as noun): from French crotesque (the earliest form in English), from Italian grottesca, from opera or pittura grottesca ‘work or painting resembling that found in a grotto’; “grotto” here probably denoted the rooms of ancient buildings in Rome which had been revealed by excavations, and which contained murals in the grotesque style.
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