jocular
英['dʒɒkjʊlə]
美['dʒɑkjəlɚ]
- adj. 爱开玩笑的；打趣的；滑稽的
词态变化
副词: jocularly;名词: jocularity;
助记提示
1. joke => jok- => joc- + -ul- (diminutive affix) + -ar (缩略自：-ary / -aris).
中文词源
jocular 幽默的，诙谐的
来自拉丁语iocus,娱乐，玩耍，讲笑话，词源同joke.
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He was in a less jocular mood than usual.
- 他不像往常一样那么爱开玩笑。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Avoid scrapbook - type photos or jocular poses by officers on the scene.
- 避免的签名簿型照片或jocular构成人员在现场.
来自互联网
- 3. The song was written in a light-hearted jocular way.
- 这首歌的风格轻松愉快、诙谐风趣。
来自辞典例句
- 4. Halsey gave Victor Henry a jocular prod with two fingers.
- 海尔赛打趣地用两个手指戳了维克多·亨利一下.
来自辞典例句
- 5. This, and my being esteemed a jocular verbal satirist, supported my consequence in the society.
- 这一点, 加上我被看成是一个妙趣横生,善于词令的讽刺家,使我在这儿成了举足轻重的人.
来自辞典例句