Facetious
[ fə'siʃəs ]
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adj. 爱开玩笑的;轻率的;滑稽的;好笑的;
adv. 爱开玩笑地，乱引人发笑的;
n. 滑稽;
💡 词根助记
fac脸，面+et小+ious有...性质的→做表面化→轻浮的，开不正经玩笑的
📝 例句
a bantering tone; facetious remarks; tongue-in-cheek advice.
戏谑的口吻；开玩笑式的评论；挖苦式的建议。
a facetious remark
开玩笑的话
facetious remarks.
幽默的评述
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。
a facetious person
轻浮的人
🌱 联想助记
【记】※face-脸,ti-拼音“剃”,ous-形缀:剃掉脸上的眉毛→开玩笑的
※ 谐音“佛喜赦死”:老佛爷喜欢滑稽的表演,所以赦免他的死罪
※face-面,t-拼音“特”,iow-I Owe You,s-似“美女”:美女模特作出I Owe You的面部表情显得非常滑稽
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-face-表示“脸”
📖 牛津释义
facetious
adj
(usu derog 通常作贬义) intended to be amusing, often inappropriately （常为不当地）引人发笑的, 诙谐的
a facetious young man 耍贫嘴的小伙子
She kept interrupting our discussion with facetious remarks. 她不断用开玩笑的话干扰我们的讨论.
🔁 扩展释义
*[fә'si:ʃәs]a. 滑稽的, 爱开玩笑的
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📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Please come and see me in my office on the 20th floor.
请到二十楼我的办公室来见我。
The roof has leaks in it,and the front step need to be fixed.
房顶有漏缝，并且前面台阶需要修理。
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke on his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the contents of the letter by heart.
一天晚上，狱卒决定与他的同事开一个玩笑，看看他反复演出这么多场之后，是否已将信的内容记熟了。