每日一词学英语(45): grotesque

警察突发奇思怪想，扯谎说自己得了癌症，并成功骗过亲人同事，直到东窗事发，把自己送进监狱。
A "Walter Mitty" policeman convinced his wife, family and fellow officers that he was suffering from a cancer that mirrored that of his sporting hero Lance Armstrong in a grotesque fantasy. "Walter Mitty"是喜欢做白日梦的人物，Lance Armstrong是某位患癌的体育明星。

今天这个词源于法语，这里的意思是：bizarre or fantastic in appearance，在Wiki上有详细解释。