单词 | raillery |
释义 | raillery (once / 3428 pages) n Use the noun raillery to describe a kind of joking or gentle teasing. There will probably be a bit of raillery between elementary school students on a field trip bus, for example. If you engage in raillery, you make fun of someone — but lightheartedly, not in a way that would cause offense. The raillery between good friends or siblings might include laughter and teasing, or a joking banter back and forth. To rail is to complain, although its Middle French root, railler, means "to tease or joke," possibly from the Old Provençal word ralhar, "to scoff or to joke." WORD FAMILYraillery: railleries USAGE EXAMPLESMr. O’Brien, as the admittedly and entertainingly ornery Jack, brings the energy of mild raillery to the proceedings. New York Times(Jul 09, 2015) The Others, they call us The Wags for our Raillery though the Negro is hardly a Wag, him never speaking. M.T. Anderson, The Astonishing Life of Octavian No...(2006) Moore might deserve the Best Actress award but, given the film’s corrosive raillery, won’t get it. Time(May 23, 2014) n light teasing repartee Syn|Hypo|Hyper backchat, banter, give-and-take badinage frivolous banter persiflagelight teasing repartee adroitness and cleverness in reply |
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