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jocular

英式英标[\'dʒɑkjəlɚ]
美式音标[\'dʒɒkjʊlə]

adj. 爱开玩笑的；打趣的；滑稽的

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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.

中文解释

1. joke => jok- => joc- + -ul- (diminutive affix) + -ar (缩略自：-ary / -aris).

实用例句

1. He was in a less jocular mood than usual.: 他不像往常一样那么爱开玩笑。

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.

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。

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.

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.

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