| 单词 | grotesque |
| 释义 | grotesque (once / 640 pages) adjn Use grotesque to describe things that are very strange and ugly in an unnatural way. If something "grosses you out," you can safely refer to it as grotesque. Grotesque also refers to a style of art that uses odd and fanciful combinations of natural, human, and animal forms. The original reference was to cave paintings found in ancient Roman ruins. Our English word is from French, from Italian grottesca pittura "a cave painting," from grotta "cave." Italian grotta is the source of our English word grotto. WORD FAMILYgrotesque: grotesquely, grotesqueness, grotesquery, grotesques+/grotesqueness: grotesquenesses/grotesquery: grotesqueries USAGE EXAMPLESThe modern gallery of the Vatican Museums proudly displays a grotesque painting of a suffering pope by the defiantly godless painter Francis Bacon. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) So there is a grotesque illogic in this song. New York Times(Dec 16, 2016) Many commentators even began referring to Merkel as the new leader of the free world, a title that she dismissed as “grotesque” and “absurd.” Time(Dec 12, 2016) 1adj distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas Syn monstrous ugly displeasing to the senses 2adj ludicrously odd a grotesque reflection in the mirror Syn antic, fantastic, fantastical strange, unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird 3n art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants Hyper art, fine art the products of human creativity; works of art collectively |
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