travesty in Chinese
travesty in Chinese is 滑稽模仿 — travesty means a shocking, absurd distortion of something that should be fair or serious — a mockery of what it claims to represent.
travesty in Chinese
滑稽模仿
Pronounced: huá jī mó fǎng
What does "travesty" mean?
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noun A shocking, absurd distortion of something that should be fair or serious — a mockery of what it claims to represent.
"Critics called the trial a travesty of justice."
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verb To turn something into a ridiculous or grotesque imitation of itself; to mock by distorting.
"The satirical play travestied the government's handling of the crisis."
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travesty in a sentence
- Critics called the trial a travesty of justice.
- The rushed report was a travesty of proper research.
- The satirical play travestied the government's handling of the crisis.
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What is "travesty" in Chinese?
"travesty" in Chinese is 滑稽模仿. travesty means: A shocking, absurd distortion of something that should be fair or serious — a mockery of what it claims to represent.
How do you pronounce 滑稽模仿?
"travesty" in Chinese is 滑稽模仿, pronounced "huá jī mó fǎng".
How do you use "travesty" in a sentence?
Example: "Critics called the trial a travesty of justice." In Chinese, "travesty" is 滑稽模仿.
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