grotesque
UK [grəʊ'tesk] US [groʊ-] adjective
■strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way 怪诞的，荒谬的；奇形怪状的；丑陋的•By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque.她现在因为作了太多的整容手术，看上去让人觉得怪异可怖。 •Gothic churches are full of devils and grotesque figures.哥德式的教堂到处都放有魔鬼和形状怪诞的画像。
UK [grəʊ'tesk] US [groʊ-] noun countable
■a painting or other artistic work with a figure that is ugly or unpleasant as its subject 表现怪诞主题的油画或艺术品•Spencer's grotesques are his best works.斯宾塞最好的作品是那些表现怪诞主题的油画。 |