jocular

英 ['dʒɒkjʊlə]美 ['dʒɑkjəlɚ]

adj. 爱开玩笑的；打趣的；滑稽的

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

jocular 幽默的，诙谐的

来自拉丁语iocus,娱乐，玩耍，讲笑话，词源同joke.

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.

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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