Fantastic vs Bizarre vs Grotesque vs Antic (首先注意，bizarre | Desvl English Tips

Fantastic vs Bizarre vs Grotesque vs Antic
(首先注意，bizarre这个词容易拼错）
这几个词在用来形容艺术作品时，都是在指不合实际、与事实和尝试相违背，但是强调点不同。Fantastic和Bizarre往往是积极的赞美，而Grotesque和Antic往往是用来指丑陋。
Fantastic: 不受约束的想象力，不切实际的夸张，充满创造力的设计(ingenuity in devising)等等。
The writing is concise, the narration is engaging, and host Mike Duncan does a fantastic job contextualizing revolutionary events and characters.
— Simon Hill, Wired, 20 Feb. 2022
Bizarre: 过于奇怪(unduly strange)，在颜色、声音上夸张的对比(violent contrast)，驴唇不对马嘴的组合(incongruous combination)。
It is a bizarre tale and the author hits just the right note of horror and disbelief.
Grotesque: 对自然的扭曲，例如讽刺漫画(caricature)，审美意义上不可理喻的丑陋；不和谐的组合。
The actors wore dark capes and grotesque masks.
Antic: 和Grotesque类似，但是这里更强调滑稽(ludicrousness or buffoonery)，而不是不和谐、不自然。
All of these conflicts, and many more, are depicted with comedy ranging from wry to antic, from sotto voce to turbulently physical.
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021