drollery

英['drəʊlərɪ] 美['droʊlərɪ]
  • n. 滑稽;滑稽离奇的特性;开玩笑的行为
drolleries
GRE
Noun:
  1. a comic incident or series of incidents

  2. a quaint and amusing jest

1. We all enjoyed his drollery.
我们都欣赏他的幽默.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2. " It is a bit of quiet , unassuming drollery which warms like good wine.
" 这是一段既不哗众取宠又不矫揉造作的滑稽表演,像美酒一样温馨.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3. The editor would take a theme and embroider upon it with drollery.
编辑会将一篇文章,以调侃式的幽默笔调加以渲染.

来自互联网

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He leaned back in his chair and laughed at the unconscious drollery of her reply.
      他向椅背上一仰,觉得她的回话里含着一种无心的滑稽,不觉笑了起来。

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