English Dictionary

travesty

/ˈtɹæv.ɪs.ti/

noun

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

The trial was a travesty of justice.

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.