facetious

英 [fəˈsiːʃəs]

美 [fəˈsiːʃəs]

adj.  乱引人发笑的; 不问场合耍聪明的

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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
  1. a facetious comment/remark
     不当的滑稽评论；不问场合耍聪明的议论
  2. Stop being facetious; this is serious.
     别乱开玩笑，这是个严肃的事。

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.
  1. 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。”

英英释义

adj

• cleverly amusing in tone
  1. a bantering tone
  2. facetious remarks
  3. tongue-in-cheek advice
  Synonym:banteringtongue-in-cheek

双语例句

• The local papers had taken it up, and daily there appeared columns of learned criticisms, facetious editorials, and serious letters from subscribers.
  地方报纸讨论了起来；每天都要发表一些渊博的专栏评述，吹毛求疵的社论，和订阅者们一本正经的来信。
• He was used to speak to Carl in a confident and facetious tone.
  他习惯于用这种自信和幽默的口吻与卡尔调侃。
• Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.
  讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏。
• I wasn't being facetious.
  我不是在开玩笑。
• Some people, like my boss, are not good at telling jokes; it's sometimes hard to tell whether he is serious or being facetious.
  有些人，比如我的老板，他不擅长讲笑话，有时很难分辨他是严肃的或正在开玩笑。
• 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。
• Mattie, encircled by facetious youths, and Bright as a blackberry under her spreading hat, was brewing coffee over a gipsy fire.
  玛提的身边围着一圈嘻嘻哈哈的年轻人，她头上戴着一顶阔边的帽子，漂亮得像一颗乌莓，正在一堆野火上煮咖啡。
• 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？
• She kept interrupting our discussion with facetious remarks.
  她不断用开玩笑的话干扰我们的讨论。
• He is so facetious that he turn everything into a joke.
  他好开玩笑，把一切都变成戏谑。