这场选举简直是对民主的荒谬扭曲,投票过程充满了欺诈。

The election was a complete travesty of democracy, with the voting process riddled with fraud.

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The election was a complete travesty of democracy, with the voting process riddled with fraud.

travesty 源自法语 travestir("伪装"),由前缀 trans-("跨越、改变")和 vestire("穿衣")组成,字面意思是"通过改变服装来伪装"。在现代英语中引申为"拙劣的模仿"或"荒谬的歪曲",常用来形容对严肃事物的扭曲或嘲弄。

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