| 单词 | no joke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasno joke 3. Something not earnest or serious; a jesting matter. no joke, a serious matter. ΘΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > causing laughter > [noun] > jest or pleasantry > a joking matter joke1726 jesta1732 the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun] > that which is serious > a serious subject or remark no laughing matter1549 gravity1609 no joke1809 solemnity1822 1726 J. Gay Let. to Swift 22 Oct. I wish, I could tell you, that the cutting of the tendons of two of his fingers was a joke; but it is really so. 1737 A. Pope Epist. of Horace ii. ii. 16 Link Towns to Towns with Avenues of Oak, Enclose whole Downs in Walls, 'tis all a joke! Inexorable Death shall level all. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas III. ix. viii. 450 And indeed it was no joke. 1890 Guardian 29 Oct. 1711/1 An Irish faction fight is evidently no joke. < as lemmas |
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