a.

1. 奇形怪状的；古怪的；怪诞的
   Grotesque faces are carved over the doorway of the old building.

   那栋古老建筑的门廊上雕刻了奇形怪状的脸。

2. （艺术等）怪异风格的
   That is a grotesque painting with two-headed animals with wings.

   那是幅风格怪异的画有带翼双头兽的作品。

3. 可笑的
   The fat old man looked grotesque in his tight pants.

   那胖老头穿着紧身裤显得很可笑。

n.

1. 怪异风格；怪诞的图样[the S]
   Bosch was a master of the grotesque in painting.

   博斯是绘画艺术中怪异风格的代表。

2. 怪异的东西[C]

adj.

1. comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
2. shockingly incongruous or inappropriate.

n.

1. a grotesque figure or image.
2. a style of decorative painting or sculpture consisting of the interweaving of human and animal forms with flowers and foliage.
3. Printing  a family of 19th-century sans serif typefaces.