Grotesque



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. ( 外形或方式) 怪诞的, 古怪的
• ［英］ adj. ( 外形或方式) 怪诞的, 古怪的 ( bizarre; fantastic)
• ［记］ 来自grotto ( 岩洞) +picturesque ( 图画的) 原意为""岩洞里的图画"" -> ( 绘画, 雕刻等) 怪诞的

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French & Old Italian; Middle French, from Old Italian (pittura) grottesca, literally, cave painting, feminine of grottesco of a cave, from grotta
• Date: 1561
• 1.
  • a. a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
  • b. a piece of work in this style
• 2. one that is grotesque
• 3. sans serif

II. adjective

• Date: 1603
• of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the grotesque: as
  • a. fanciful, bizarre
  • b. absurdly incongruous
  • c. departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical
• Synonyms: see fantastic
• ? grotesquely adverb
• ? grotesqueness noun

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