英语单词

jocular是什么意思

jocular

英 ['dʒɒkjʊlə] 美 ['dʒɑkjəlɚ]
  • adj. 爱开玩笑的;打趣的;滑稽的

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.

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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

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