jocular
英 ['d??kj?l?]
美 ['d?ɑkj?l?]
助記提示
1. joke => jok- => joc- + -ul- (diminutive affix) + -ar (縮略自：-ary / -aris).
中文詞源
jocular 幽默的，詼諧的來自拉丁語iocus,娛樂，玩耍，講笑話，詞源同joke.
英文詞源
- jocular
- jocular: see joke
- jocular (adj.)
- 1620s, from Latin iocularis "funny, comic," from ioculus, diminutive of iocus (see joke (n.)). Implies evasion of an issue by a joke.
雙語例句
- 1. He was in a less jocular mood than usual.
- 他不像往常一樣那么愛開玩笑。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Avoid scrapbook - type photos or jocular poses by officers on the scene.
- 避免的簽名簿型照片或jocular構(gòu)成人員在現(xiàn)場.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
- 3. The song was written in a light-hearted jocular way.
- 這首歌的風(fēng)格輕松愉快、詼諧風(fēng)趣。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Halsey gave Victor Henry a jocular prod with two fingers.
- 海爾賽打趣地用兩個手指戳了維克多·亨利一下.
來自辭典例句
- 5. This, and my being esteemed a jocular verbal satirist, supported my consequence in the society.
- 這一點(diǎn), 加上我被看成是一個妙趣橫生,善于詞令的諷刺家,使我在這兒成了舉足輕重的人.
來自辭典例句