facetious
英 [fəˈsiːʃəs]
美 [fəˈsiːʃəs]
adj. 乱引人发笑的; 不问场合耍聪明的
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- a facetious comment/remark
不当的滑稽评论；不问场合耍聪明的议论 - Stop being facetious; this is serious.
别乱开玩笑，这是个严肃的事。
- a facetious comment/remark
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.- 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。”
- The woman eyed him coldly. 'Don't be facetious,' she said.
英英释义
adj
- cleverly amusing in tone
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
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。 - Facetious though this example may sound, it points to the important and often overlooked fact that whether a particular policy is desirable or not depends on its ultimate objectives.
这例子或许戏谑，却也点出一项重要而往往遭忽视的事实：某项政策是否合宜，取决于其最终的目标。 - Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.
讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏。 - 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。 - I know that sounds a little facetious but stress is of the mind.
我知道这听起来很滑稽但是压力的确是由心而生。 - We grew tired of his frequent facetious remarks.
他说话老没正经，我们渐渐感到厌烦。 - With this irrepressible ebullition of mirth, Master Bates laid himself flat on the floor: and kicked convulsively for five minutes, in an ectasy of facetious joy.
这股子高兴劲儿来势迅猛，贝兹少爷一下子倒在地上，乐不可支地又蹬又踢，折腾了五分钟。 - I wasn't being facetious.
我不是在开玩笑。 - 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？ - 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。