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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.
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后缀: -esque
表形容词,”像……的”
adj.
gigantesque 巨大的,庞大的gigant巨大+esque像……的→adj.巨大的,庞大的
grotesque 怪诞的,古怪的grot洞穴+esque像……的→洞穴里面都很怪的→怪诞的,古怪的
picturesque 风景如画的picture画,图片+esque像……的→像图画的
statuesque 雕像般的,均衡的,轮廓清晰的statue雕像+esque像……的→adj.雕像般的,均衡的,轮廓清晰的
n.
arabesque 阿拉伯式的arab阿拉伯的+esque像……的→n.阿拉伯式的
burlesque 讽刺或滑稽的戏剧burl嘻笑+esque像……的→n.讽刺或滑稽的戏剧
同义词
odd / unnatural / deformed / queer / disfigured / ill-shaped / ugly
ridiculous / incredible / bizarre / fantastic / absurd / monstrous