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
- Facetious remarks are part of his stock-in-trade.
讲俏皮话是他的拿手好戏。 - 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。 - One possible, and only somewhat facetious, answer is that Ive read too much Dickens.
一种可能的而且是唯一听起来比较可笑的回答就是我读了太多狄更斯的小说。 - 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。 - 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。” - I wasn't being facetious.
我不是在开玩笑。 - Facetious though this example may sound, it points to the important and often overlooked fact that whether a particular policy is desirable or not depends on its ultimate objectives.
这例子或许戏谑，却也点出一项重要而往往遭忽视的事实：某项政策是否合宜，取决于其最终的目标。 - One who engages in banter or good-natured teasing. He is so facetious that he turns everything into a joke.
取笑者，逗弄者开玩笑或善意戏谑的人他好开玩笑，把一切都变成戏谑。 - 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 are inherent and serious, have a few people additionally inherent facetious.
有些人天生严肃，另有一些人天生爱开玩笑。