英语词汇“facetiousness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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The portrait is good, the prose embroidered here with the facetious parlance—is that the word?—of clubs.

V. S. Pritchett, "Club and Country," 1949, in A Man of Letters, 1985 Nor was Liebling seriously asserting that his facetious bit of investigation into Tin Pan Alley history constituted a refutation of Sartre's philosophy.

Raymond Sokolov, Wayward Reporter, 1980 … old ladies shrivelling to nothing in a forest of flowers and giant facetious get-well cards …

John Updike, Trust Me, 1962 the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating

Recent Examples on the Web One day, Randal is goading Elias into a facetious debate pitting Jesus against Randal’s savior of choice (that would be Conan’s deity, Crom).

John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Pitt: somehow facetious and wise at the same time, relishing the noise, as if daring curious onlookers to figure out the answer themselves.

Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2022 But the technological command and the cleverness on display in the colossal fight scenes also undercut their dramatic significance, as do the over-the-top theatrics that tip into the facetious.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021 Now, Courtney, this is a way of asking the question in a facetious manner, but there is a kernel here.

Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 May 2022 Extending their doofus-and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers’ lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution.

Armond White, National Review, 13 Apr. 2022 Check out Warrick’s facetious reaction to her aunt’s meet-up with Rihanna below.

Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2022 But Sorkin ignores that inconvenient truth by giving this dramatic biopic a facetious documentary structure.

Armond White, National Review, 18 Feb. 2022 An index should be objective, but some indexers can’t resist expressing subjective judgments, or even mocking a book’s contents with facetious or insulting entries.

Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 See More

单词	facetiousness
释义	facetious adjective fa·ce·tious fə-ˈsē-shəs 1 : joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish just being facetious 2 : meant to be humorous or funny : not serious a facetious remark facetiously adverb facetiousness noun Synonyms clever humorous jocular smart witty See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The portrait is good, the prose embroidered here with the facetious parlance—is that the word?—of clubs. V. S. Pritchett, "Club and Country," 1949, in A Man of Letters, 1985 Nor was Liebling seriously asserting that his facetious bit of investigation into Tin Pan Alley history constituted a refutation of Sartre's philosophy. Raymond Sokolov, Wayward Reporter, 1980 … old ladies shrivelling to nothing in a forest of flowers and giant facetious get-well cards … John Updike, Trust Me, 1962 the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating Recent Examples on the Web One day, Randal is goading Elias into a facetious debate pitting Jesus against Randal’s savior of choice (that would be Conan’s deity, Crom). John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Pitt: somehow facetious and wise at the same time, relishing the noise, as if daring curious onlookers to figure out the answer themselves. Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2022 But the technological command and the cleverness on display in the colossal fight scenes also undercut their dramatic significance, as do the over-the-top theatrics that tip into the facetious. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2021 Now, Courtney, this is a way of asking the question in a facetious manner, but there is a kernel here. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 May 2022 Extending their doofus-and-diva act to the classrooms, corridors, and teachers’ lounge transfers their personal careerism into a facetious representation of a major social institution. Armond White, National Review, 13 Apr. 2022 Check out Warrick’s facetious reaction to her aunt’s meet-up with Rihanna below. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2022 But Sorkin ignores that inconvenient truth by giving this dramatic biopic a facetious documentary structure. Armond White, National Review, 18 Feb. 2022 An index should be objective, but some indexers can’t resist expressing subjective judgments, or even mocking a book’s contents with facetious or insulting entries. Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Middle French facetieux, facecieux, from facetie "joke, jesting remark" (borrowed from Latin facētia, facētiae "cleverness, wit," in plural sense, "amusing things, jests") + -eux (going back to Latin -ōsus -ous) — more at facetiae First Known Use 1594, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition facetious adjective fa·ce·tious fə-ˈsē-shəs : intended or trying to be funny a facetious remark facetiousness noun as in lightness a lack of seriousness often at an improper time underage drinking is a serious problem and not a matter for facetiousness and lame jokes Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance lightness silliness flippancy levity glee cheerfulness frivolity frivolousness flightiness childishness mirth frothiness lightheartedness festivity joviality hilarity goofiness cheer mirthfulness light-mindedness puerility gaiety light-headedness merriment gleefulness gayety high-spiritedness Antonyms & Near Antonyms seriousness earnestness gravity solemnity soberness sadness melancholy moroseness solemnness unhappiness dejection sullenness gloom gloominess depression despondency joylessness heartsickness downheartedness dispiritedness mopes See More
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