adj. 1.奇异的，奇形怪状的；怪诞的，可笑的。 2.风格特殊的。 n. 1.奇形怪状的人[物、图形等]；(文学、艺术上的)奇异风格；风格奇异的作品。 2.〔英国〕【印刷】粗黑体字〔美国称 gothic〕。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants
distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous; "tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas"; "twisted into monstrous shapes" 同义词：monstrous,
ludicrously odd; "Hamlet''s assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" 同义词：antic, fantastic, fantastical,
The word grotesque comes from the same Latin root as "grotto", which originated from Greek krypte "hidden place",OED meaning a small cave or hollow. The original meaning was restricted to an extravagant style of Ancient Roman decorative art rediscovered and then copied in Rome at the end of the 15th century.
例句与用法
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The disparity of age made it even grotesque . 年龄的悬殊甚至使它显得可笑。
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A grotesque peak thrusts itself towards the sky ... 怪峰突兀。
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Why ever did she do such a grotesque thing ? 她干嘛要做出这么荒唐的事来呢？
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Grotesque shapes rose up about them unexpectedly . 离奇古怪的情况出乎意料地出现在他们周围。
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Promising beginnings end in grotesque disappointments . 充满希望的开端却以古怪的失望而告终。
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There he stood, bowing with grotesque politeness . 他站在那里，用一种怪里怪气的礼貌点头弯腰。
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Everything seemed strange, so tawdry and grotesque . 一切似乎都很新奇，很花哨，而且滑稽可笑。
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His existence could only become the most grotesque of failures . 他的存在只能成为最最荒诞可笑的失败。
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Those whom nature had depicted as merely quaint became grotesque . 本来只可以说有一点奇异的东西，现在都变得光怪陆离。
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The most grotesque fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night . 夜晚躺在床上的时候，各种离奇怪诞的幻想纷至沓来。
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