Grotesque
[ gro't?sk ]
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adj. 怪誕的，荒誕不經的;奇形怪狀的;
n. 奇形怪狀的東西;奇異風格;
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grot巖洞+esque如...的→怪誕的 ，巖洞里的畫是怪誕的；參考：grotto巖洞，洞室
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His existence could only become the most grotesque of failures.
他的存在只能成為最最荒誕可笑的失敗。
Bosch was a master of the grotesque in painting.
博斯是繪畫藝術中怪異風格的代表。
Promising beginnings end in grotesque disappointments.
充滿希望的開端卻以古怪的失望而告終。
That is a grotesque painting with two-headed animals with wings.
那是幅風格怪異的畫有帶翼雙頭獸的作品。
The most grotesque fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night.
夜晚躺在床上的時候，各種離奇怪誕的幻想紛至沓來。
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【記】gro-grow成長,tes-test測驗,que-拼音“缺”:在成長的過程中缺少智力測驗,導致頭大身小→奇形怪狀的
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grotesque
adj
1 strangely distorted so as to arouse fear or laughter; fantastic 因變得古怪而可怕或可笑的; 奇形怪狀的
tribal dancers wearing grotesque masks 部落中戴著古怪面具的跳舞的人.
2 (art 美術) combining human, animal and plant forms in a fantastic design 奇異風格的（由人、 動植物混合組成之圖案的）.
3 ridiculously exaggerated or unreasonable; absurd 荒謬地夸張的或無理的; 荒唐的
a grotesque distortion of the truth 對事實的無理歪曲
It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for such little money. 想讓有她那樣經驗的人為這點兒錢工作真是可笑.
4 offensively incongruous 捍格不入的; 極不協調的
the grotesque sight of an old man trying to flirt with a young girl 老頭兒極力與少女調情那種離譜的樣子. grotesque, n
1 [C] with fantastic or incongruous clothes, make-up, features, etc 衣著、 打扮、 五官等古怪、 不協調的樣子.
2 the grotesque [sing]
grotesque style used in a painting, carving, etc （繪畫、 雕刻等所采用的）奇異風格.
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*[gr?u'tesk]n. 奇異風格, 怪異圖案a. 奇怪的, 可笑的
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My favorite type of exercise is ...
我最喜歡的鍛煉方式是……。
I told him to come in for a few minutes.
我告訴他進來等幾分鐘。
And the worst?
那么最不喜歡的呢？