grotesque
[gro'tɛsk]
n. 奇异, 异图案

a. 奇, 笑

1. It's grotesque to expect a person of her experience to work for such little money.
   想她那验点真笑。
2. Hieronymus Bosch was a master of the grotesque in painting.
   希斯·博希诞派绘师。
3. Tribal dancers were wearing grotesque masks.
   落跳舞戴着古。

grotesque
[ noun ]

1. art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

<noun.artifact>

[ adj ]

1. distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

<adj.all>
tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas
twisted into monstrous shapes

2. ludicrously odd

<adj.all>
Hamlet's assumed antic disposition
fantastic Halloween costumes
a grotesque reflection in the mirror

Grotesque \Gro*tesque"\ (gr[-o]*t[e^]sk"), a. [F., fr. It.
grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See {Grotto}.]
1. Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike.

2. Hence: Wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant;
of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous;
antic. ``Grotesque design.'' --Dryden. ``Grotesque
incidents.'' --Macaulay.


Grotesque \Gro*tesque\, n.
1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old
crypts and grottoes. --Dryden.

2. Artificial grotto-work.