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

adj

Risible describes something that is laughable or amusing, like seeing a very large man trying to get into a very tiny car.

Risible is a fun word to say (it rhymes with visible), but it's just not used all that much, maybe because it's a little formal. But if you started saying the word risible all the time, that itself might be kind of risible. Fun — and less stuffy — synonyms include amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, and mirthful.

TASTY MORSELS

Vocabulary Shout-Out: Ann Hornaday for "Risibly"

In a Washington Post review of the recently-released summer blockbuster "Pacific Rim," critic Ann Hornaday used the word risibly, writing:

“Pacific Rim” is a big, lumbering, rock ’em, sock ’em mash-up of metallic heft and hyperbole, a noisy, overproduced disaster flick that sucks its characters and the audience down a vortex of garish visual effects and risibly cartoonish action.
And you know what? It’s not bad!

In the most general sense, risible means "laughable." But a quick scan of the usage examples on risible's Vocabulary.com Dictionary page will fine tune our understanding of the word.

First, the usage examples show us that risible refers to the kind of laughter you reserve for the ridiculous.

The aesthetic, in other words, risks being risible.
– The New York Times (Apr 6, 2012)

Next, we see that risible can be fun. It's perhaps a cousin to Schadenfreude, though it refers to the excesses, rather than the misfortunes, of others.

At one time, gentrification at least provided us plenty of risible but creative development names. now, not so much.
– Time (tweet) (Feb 10, 2013)

And finally, we come full circle to risible as the perfect word for a piece of art you laugh at rather than with.

But the performances and script are baffling, verging on the risible.
– The Guardian (Jan 13, 2011)

So now we know exactly what Hornaday's verbal joy ride of an opening line means. "Pacific Rim" might give us the chance to have a chuckle at an over-the-top spectacle of fight scenes and future tech in a deliciously fun, slightly smug, but mostly mirthful way. A rite of summer as much as heat waves and ice cream.

WORD FAMILY

risible: risibility, risibly+/risibility: risibilities

USAGE EXAMPLES

Many on social media felt it was risible to give a man of the year award at a women's event.

BBC(Nov 15, 2016)

Trump’s ambitions would be bounded by strong legislative and legal institutions and by his own risible ignorance of real leadership.

Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016)

While I think Morgan does his best with the material, I find the character more risible than charismatic.

New York Times(Oct 23, 2016)

adj arousing or provoking laughter

risible courtroom antics

Syn

amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful
humorous, humourous

full of or characterized by humor

单词	risible
释义	risible (once / 17180 pages) adj Risible describes something that is laughable or amusing, like seeing a very large man trying to get into a very tiny car. Risible is a fun word to say (it rhymes with visible), but it's just not used all that much, maybe because it's a little formal. But if you started saying the word risible all the time, that itself might be kind of risible. Fun — and less stuffy — synonyms include amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, and mirthful. TASTY MORSELS Vocabulary Shout-Out: Ann Hornaday for "Risibly" In a Washington Post review of the recently-released summer blockbuster "Pacific Rim," critic Ann Hornaday used the word risibly, writing: “Pacific Rim” is a big, lumbering, rock ’em, sock ’em mash-up of metallic heft and hyperbole, a noisy, overproduced disaster flick that sucks its characters and the audience down a vortex of garish visual effects and risibly cartoonish action. And you know what? It’s not bad! In the most general sense, risible means "laughable." But a quick scan of the usage examples on risible's Vocabulary.com Dictionary page will fine tune our understanding of the word. First, the usage examples show us that risible refers to the kind of laughter you reserve for the ridiculous. The aesthetic, in other words, risks being risible. – The New York Times (Apr 6, 2012) Next, we see that risible can be fun. It's perhaps a cousin to Schadenfreude, though it refers to the excesses, rather than the misfortunes, of others. At one time, gentrification at least provided us plenty of risible but creative development names. now, not so much. – Time (tweet) (Feb 10, 2013) And finally, we come full circle to risible as the perfect word for a piece of art you laugh at rather than with. But the performances and script are baffling, verging on the risible. – The Guardian (Jan 13, 2011) So now we know exactly what Hornaday's verbal joy ride of an opening line means. "Pacific Rim" might give us the chance to have a chuckle at an over-the-top spectacle of fight scenes and future tech in a deliciously fun, slightly smug, but mostly mirthful way. A rite of summer as much as heat waves and ice cream. WORD FAMILY risible: risibility, risibly+/risibility: risibilities USAGE EXAMPLES Many on social media felt it was risible to give a man of the year award at a women's event. BBC(Nov 15, 2016) Trump’s ambitions would be bounded by strong legislative and legal institutions and by his own risible ignorance of real leadership. Washington Post(Nov 03, 2016) While I think Morgan does his best with the material, I find the character more risible than charismatic. New York Times(Oct 23, 2016) adj arousing or provoking laughter risible courtroom antics Syn amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor
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