facetious
英 [fəˈsiːʃəs]
美 [fəˈsiːʃəs]
adj. 乱引人发笑的; 不问场合耍聪明的
BNC.23932 / COCA.27377
牛津词典
adj.
- 乱引人发笑的；不问场合耍聪明的
trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not think it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious- a facetious comment/remark
不当的滑稽评论；不问场合耍聪明的议论 - Stop being facetious; this is serious.
别乱开玩笑，这是个严肃的事。
- a facetious comment/remark
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (不分场合)乱开玩笑的，贫嘴的
If you say that someone is beingfacetious, you are criticizing them because they are making humorous remarks or saying things that they do not mean in a situation where they ought to be serious.- The woman eyed him coldly. 'Don't be facetious,' she said.
妇人冷冷地看着他，说道：“别没正经了。”
- The woman eyed him coldly. 'Don't be facetious,' she said.
英英释义
adj
- cleverly amusing in tone
- a bantering tone
- facetious remarks
- tongue-in-cheek advice
双语例句
- She kept interrupting our discussion with facetious remarks.
她不断用开玩笑的话干扰我们的讨论。 - Sorry, sorry. I don't mean to sound facetious, but why's he doing it?
不好意思，我不想开玩笑，只是想知道他为什么去整鼻子？ - Some people, like my boss, are not good at telling jokes; it's sometimes hard to tell whether he is serious or being facetious.
有些人，比如我的老板，他不擅长讲笑话，有时很难分辨他是严肃的或正在开玩笑。 - The local papers had taken it up, and daily there appeared columns of learned criticisms, facetious editorials, and serious letters from subscribers.
地方报纸讨论了起来；每天都要发表一些渊博的专栏评述，吹毛求疵的社论，和订阅者们一本正经的来信。 - Old Liu, he was always living in a single room after he divorced, and the facetious humoristic nature of him made a good relationship with his neighbors.
老刘离婚后就一直一个人居住在一个单间中，天性幽默诙谐使他和周围的邻居处的很好。 - Combining clever conception and facetious expression.
聪明的构思和幽默的表达两方面的融合。 - He is so facetious that he turn everything into a joke.
他好开玩笑，把一切都变成戏谑。 - Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.
讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏。 - This has all been a bit facetious, but I hope that you've found a new way to look simplicity.
听起来有点可笑，但是我希望你已经找到了一种看似简单的生活方式。 - I know that sounds a little facetious but stress is of the mind.
我知道这听起来很滑稽但是压力的确是由心而生。