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

agelast

/ˈadʒɪlast/

literary

noun

A person who never laughs; one who has no sense of humour.

Chiefly with reference to Rabelais's use of the French word: see the etymology..

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in George Meredith (1828–1909), novelist and poet. From Middle French agelaste person who never laughs from ancient Greek ἀγέλαστος not laughing from ἀ- + γελασ-, stem (also seen in γελαστός laughable, γελαστής laugher) of γελᾶν to laugh + -τος, suffix forming verbal adjectives.

单词	agelast
释义	agelast /ˈadʒɪlast/ literary noun A person who never laughs; one who has no sense of humour. Chiefly with reference to Rabelais's use of the French word: see the etymology.. Origin Late 19th century; earliest use found in George Meredith (1828–1909), novelist and poet. From Middle French agelaste person who never laughs from ancient Greek ἀγέλαστος not laughing from ἀ- + γελασ-, stem (also seen in γελαστός laughable, γελαστής laugher) of γελᾶν to laugh + -τος, suffix forming verbal adjectives.
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