grotesque

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ You say that something is grotesque when it is so unnatural, unpleasant, and exaggerated that it upsets or shocks you. 荒唐的
...the grotesque disparities between the wealthy few and nearly everyone else. …少數(shù)富人和幾乎所有其他人之間荒唐的差異。
2. grotesquelyADV 荒唐地
He called it the most grotesquely tragic experience he's ever had. 他稱(chēng)之爲(wèi)他所經(jīng)歷的最荒誕不經(jīng)的悲慘經(jīng)歷。
3. ADJ If someone or something is grotesque, they are very ugly. 醜陋的
They tried to avoid looking at his grotesque face and his crippled body. 他們盡量不去看他那醜陋的麪龐和殘疾的身軀。
4. grotesquelyADV 醜陋地[ADV adj/-ed]
...grotesquely deformed beggars. …麪目醜陋、身躰畸形的乞丐們。
5. N-COUNT A grotesque is a person who is very ugly in a strange or unnatural way, especially one in a novel or painting. (尤指小說(shuō)或繪畫(huà)中的) 醜陋怪異的人
Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs. 格拉斯的小說(shuō)充斥著稀奇古怪的人物：醜陋的怪人、小醜、邋遢的人以及侏儒。