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facetious

英 [fəˈsiːʃəs]

美 [fəˈsiːʃəs]

adj.  乱引人发笑的; 不问场合耍聪明的

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BNC.23932 / COCA.27377

牛津词典

    adj.

    • 乱引人发笑的;不问场合耍聪明的
      trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious
      1. a facetious comment/remark
        不当的滑稽评论;不问场合耍聪明的议论
      2. Stop being facetious; this is serious.
        别乱开玩笑,这是个严肃的事。

    柯林斯词典

    • ADJ-GRADED (不分场合)乱开玩笑的,贫嘴的
      If you say that someone is beingfacetious, you are criticizing them because they are making humorous remarks or saying things that they do not mean in a situation where they ought to be serious.
      1. The woman eyed him coldly. 'Don't be facetious,' she said.
        妇人冷冷地看着他,说道:“别没正经了。”

    英英释义

    adj

    双语例句

    • Keep it, in any case, familiar, facetious even, rather than pedantic and portentous.
      无论如何,要使它显得很随便,甚至滑稽可笑,而不要显得很迂腐,夜郎自大。
    • A periodic sentence a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel.
      一句名言和其后一句玩笑话的比较。
    • Combining clever conception and facetious expression.
      聪明的构思和幽默的表达两方面的融合。
    • He was used to speak to Carl in a confident and facetious tone.
      他习惯于用这种自信和幽默的口吻与卡尔调侃。
    • He is so facetious that he turn everything into a joke.
      他好开玩笑,把一切都变成戏谑。
    • Sorry, sorry. I don't mean to sound facetious, but why's he doing it?
      不好意思,我不想开玩笑,只是想知道他为什么去整鼻子?
    • One possible, and only somewhat facetious, answer is that Ive read too much Dickens.
      一种可能的而且是唯一听起来比较可笑的回答就是我读了太多狄更斯的小说。
    • The woman eyed him coldly. 'Don't be facetious,' she said.
      妇人冷冷地看着他,说道:“别没正经了。”
    • One who engages in banter or good-natured teasing. He is so facetious that he turns everything into a joke.
      取笑者,逗弄者开玩笑或善意戏谑的人他好开玩笑,把一切都变成戏谑。
    • Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.
      讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏。