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

• Keep it, in any case, familiar, facetious even, rather than pedantic and portentous.
  无论如何，要使它显得很随便，甚至滑稽可笑，而不要显得很迂腐，夜郎自大。
• 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。
• I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.
  对于这个小男孩滑稽可笑的评论，我开始生气。
• 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。
• 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。”
• 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？
• A periodic sentence 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。
• 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。
• Old Liu, he was always living in a single room after he divorced, and the facetious humoristic nature of him made a good relationship with his neighbors.
  老刘离婚后就一直一个人居住在一个单间中，天性幽默诙谐使他和周围的邻居处的很好。
• Facetious though this example may sound, it points to the important and often overlooked fact that whether a particular policy is desirable or not depends on its ultimate objectives.
  这例子或许戏谑，却也点出一项重要而往往遭忽视的事实：某项政策是否合宜，取决于其最终的目标。