Facetious
“Facetious”是形容词,表示开玩笑或幽默的,通常是不恰当地或轻浮地;不严肃的。
- “I was being facetious when I said I’d eat all the broccoli; I’ll actually give most to you.” (我说我会吃掉所有西兰花时是在开玩笑;实际上我会把大部分给你。)
- “His facetious comment was not appreciated in the serious meeting.” (他开玩笑的评论在严肃的会议上不受欢迎。)
- “She has a facetious sense of humor that sometimes gets her into trouble.” (她有一种开玩笑的幽默感,有时会给她带来麻烦。)
“Facetious”来自中古法语”facetieux”(开玩笑的),来自拉丁语”facetia”(“笑话、机智”),来自”facētus”(“机智的”)。
“Facetious”由词根”facet-”(机智、玩笑)+ 后缀”-ious”(形容词)构成。
“Facetious”常用于描述不恰当或不合时宜的幽默,与”sarcastic”(讽刺的)或”witty”(机智的)相关但略有不同。
- 副词形式: “facetiously”(开玩笑地)
- 名词形式: “facetiousness”(开玩笑)
“Facetious”的音标是/fə-ˈsē-shəs/,可以联想”face”(脸)+ “tious”(的),想象脸上带着玩笑的表情。
“His facetious remark during the funeral was completely inappropriate. While he meant to lighten the mood, his facetious comment only made people uncomfortable.” (他在葬礼上的玩笑话完全不合适。虽然他本意是想缓和气氛,但他的玩笑话只会让人们感到不舒服。)