| 单词 | levity |
| 释义 | levity (once / 1864 pages) n Joking that your dead grandmother "never looked better" could inject some levity, or frivolity, into her funeral, but your relatives might find your joke inappropriate to the occasion. Levity literally means "lightness," and it's often an attempt to inject some lightness or humor into an otherwise somber situation. Telling your Aunt Edna a joke while she recuperates from a skiing accident could provide the levity needed to brighten her mood. Yet levity is often used to describe humor that's not appropriate to the occasion, like telling your Aunt the joke, "Two corpses walk into a bar..." after her husband has just died. WORD FAMILYlevity: levities USAGE EXAMPLESLevity may not be the first thing people think of when they consider the year 2016. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) He carries himself with both gravitas and levity and, crucially, he’s not the sort of person who changes his manner to fit in. The Guardian(Dec 17, 2016) I liked it: the levity and spontaneity of topics that’s not possible when there’s a shared history, good and bad. New York Times(Dec 14, 2016) 1n a manner lacking seriousness Hypo|Hyper flippancy, light-mindedness inappropriate levity humorousness, jocoseness, jocosity, merrinessthe trait of merry joking frivolity, frivolousness the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible 2n feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness Ant|Hypo|Hyper gravity, solemnity a solemn and dignified feeling gaiety, playfulness a festive merry feeling feeling the experiencing of affective and emotional states |
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