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

• cleverly amusing in tone
  1. a bantering tone
  2. facetious remarks
  3. tongue-in-cheek advice
  Synonym:banteringtongue-in-cheek

双语例句

• ( facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage.
  （谑）喝酒用酒招待。
• Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.
  讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏。
• Loses meaning, going west, don't get facetious or you don't get the best.
  失去意义，向西走，别开玩笑或你不会得到最好的。
• Combining clever conception and facetious expression.
  聪明的构思和幽默的表达两方面的融合。
• 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。”
• "Of course, wait a moment." claud smiled," the champion would not mind coaching the beginner. "he was used to speak to Carl in a confident and facetious tone.
  “当然，我马上就来。”小伙子给了同伴一个微笑，“冠军是不会介意指导初学者的。”他习惯于用这种自信和幽默的口吻与卡尔调侃。
• I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.
  对于这个小男孩滑稽可笑的评论，我开始生气。
• Mattie, encircled by facetious youths, and Bright as a blackberry under her spreading hat, was brewing coffee over a gipsy fire.
  玛提的身边围着一圈嘻嘻哈哈的年轻人，她头上戴着一顶阔边的帽子，漂亮得像一颗乌莓，正在一堆野火上煮咖啡。
• Some people are inherent and serious, have a few people additionally inherent facetious.
  有些人天生严肃，另有一些人天生爱开玩笑。
• He is so facetious that he turn everything into a joke.
  他好开玩笑，把一切都变成戏谑。