| 单词 | grotesque |
| 释义 | Word Frequency grotesque(ɡrəʊˈtɛsk) adjective 1. strangely or fantastically distorted; bizarre a grotesque reflection in the mirror 2. of or characteristic of the grotesque in art 3. absurdly incongruous; in a ludicrous context a grotesque turn of phrase noun 4. a 16th-century decorative style in which parts of human, animal, and plant forms are distorted and mixed 5. a decorative device, as in painting or sculpture, in this style 6. printing the family of 19th-century sans serif display types 7. any grotesque person or thing Derived forms grotesquely (groˈtesquely) adverb grotesqueness (groˈtesqueness) noun Word origin C16: from French, from Old Italian (pittura) grottesca cave painting, from grottesco of a cave, from grotta cave; see grotto |
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