| 单词 | persiflage |
| 释义 | persiflage[ pur-suh-flahzh, pair- ] / ˈpɜr səˌflɑʒ, ˈpɛər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR persiflage ON THESAURUS.COM nounlight, bantering talk or writing. a frivolous or flippant style of treating a subject. VIDEO FOR PERSIFLAGEWATCH NOW: Better Your Banter With This Playful TermJoin this conversation: Can you guess what "persiflage" means before the end of this illustration? Origin of persiflage1750–60; <French, derivative of persifler to banter, equivalent to per-per- + siffler to whistle, hiss <Late Latin sifilāre, for Latin sībilāre;see sibilant, -age SYNONYMS FOR persiflage1 banter, badinage, jesting. SEE SYNONYMS FOR persiflage ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby persiflagePersian violet, Persian walnut, persicaria, Persichetti, persiennes, persiflage, persimmon, Persis, persist, persistence, persistence of vision Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for persiflageBritish Dictionary definitions for persiflagepersiflage / (ˈpɜːsɪˌflɑːʒ) / nounlight frivolous conversation, style, or treatment; friendly teasing Word Origin for persiflageC18: via French, from persifler to tease, from per- (intensive) + siffler to whistle, from Latin sībilāre to whistle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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