facetious
含义: Treating serious matters with deliberately inappropriate humour; flippant or glib in a way that may cause offence or irritation.
Facetious describes humour that is ill-timed or inappropriate to the gravity of the situation, rather than humour that is simply bad. It is often used self-deprecatingly — 'I was being facetious' — to acknowledge that a remark was not meant seriously. The word occupies an interesting middle ground between witty and offensive, and whether a facetious remark lands well depends entirely on context and audience. It commonly collocates with 'remark,' 'comment,' 'suggestion,' and 'tone,' and is notable among English words for containing all five vowels in order.
例句
- When asked about the funding shortfall, the councillor made a facetious remark about selling the town hall, which did not go down well. 当被问到资金短缺问题时,那位议员开了个关于卖掉市政厅的玩笑,反响并不好。Cuando se le preguntó por el déficit de financiación, el concejal hizo un comentario jocoso sobre vender el ayuntamiento, que no fue bien recibido.資金不足について問われた際、その議員は市庁舎を売却すればよいと冗談めかした発言をしたが、評判は良くなかった。자금 부족에 대해 질문을 받자, 그 의원은 시청 건물을 팔면 되지 않겠냐는 경박한 발언을 했는데, 반응이 좋지 않았다.
- I hope you're being facetious — that is hardly the sort of proposal one can take seriously in the current climate. 我希望你是在开玩笑——在当前形势下,这种提议实在难以认真对待。Espero que esté siendo jocoso: esa no es en absoluto la clase de propuesta que pueda tomarse en serio en las circunstancias actuales.ご冗談でしょう——現在の状況では、到底真面目に受け取れるような提案ではありません。농담으로 하시는 말씀이겠지요 — 현 상황에서 진지하게 받아들일 수 있는 종류의 제안이 아닙니다.
- The reviewer's facetious tone undermined what might otherwise have been a perceptive analysis of the novel. 评论者的戏谑语气削弱了其对该小说原本可能颇为深刻的分析。El tono jocoso del crítico debilitó lo que, de otro modo, habría sido un análisis perspicaz de la novela.評論家の冗談めかした論調は、さもなければ鋭い小説分析になり得たものを台無しにしてしまった。평론가의 빈정대는 어조가 그렇지 않았다면 통찰력 있는 소설 분석이 될 수 있었던 글을 망쳐버렸다.
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用法指南
语境: general, professional
语气: humorous
起源与历史
From French facétieux, from facétie (jest), from Latin facetia (wit, humour), from facetus (witty, elegant). Entered English in the late 16th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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