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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 trav·es·ty /ˈtrævəsti/
 滑稽化的作品,漫畫,滑稽模仿(vt.)使滑稽化,歪曲

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Trav·es·ty a.  Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Trav·es·ty, n.; pl. Travesties  A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
    The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.   --De Quincey.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Trav·es·ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied p. pr. & vb. n. Travesting.] To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
    I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.   --Bentley.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 travesty
      n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
           situations [syn: farce, farce comedy]
      2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
         way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery,
          takeoff, burlesque, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
      v : make a travesty of
      [also: travestied]