travesty
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
tra-
-y
vest
A Word with Latin Root, Prefix or Suffix
travesty
a grotesque (characterized by distortions or striking incongruities in appearance, shape, or manner; bizarre) or farcical (of farce; absurd, ridiculous) imitation for purposes of ridicule; burlesque
滑稽化的作品, 漫画; v. 使...滑稽化
Dissection of travesty
travesty = tra- (trans-, across, beyond, through) + vest (garment) + -y (suffix for noun);
travesty = to disguise;
travesty = extended further to mean to put on some garment to imitate someone in a ridiculous way;
a ridiculous imitation
Now Repeat my Dissection
travesty = to disguise;
travesty = extended further to mean to put on some garment to imitate someone in a ridiculous way;
a ridiculous imitation
Important roots for this word:
trans-
tra-
-y
vest
Note: You may sometimes find that a vowel such as o is often inserted between two roots, as o inserted between phon and graph in phonograph = phon + o + graph, the reason is for easy pronounciation. Another example is archaeology = archae + o + logy
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