| 词汇 | humourless |
| 释义 | humourless adjective UK(UShumorless)uk /ˈhjuː.mə.ləs/ us /ˈhjuː.mɚ.ləs/ having no humour 缺乏幽默感的 Opposite humorous lacking humour and not meant to be funny seriousShe had a serious look on her face. earnestAt that time he was an earnest young environmental activist. soberThe mood of the gathering was sober and reflective. sombreUKSince their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office. solemnThe two men fell silent, their faces solemn. Lacking humour a laugh a minuteidiom be no laughing matteridiom beyond beyond a jokeidiom earnestly earnestness humourlessly intense lightly saturnine sober soberly solemnity sombrely sombreness starchy straight-facedly turgid turgidity turgidly Examples of humourlesshumourless Consequently, the comic talents often overcompensate for their low esteem by hungering after completely humourless projects to prove their seriousness. It is unnecessary, humourless, pompous, bossy and also rather sinister. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Humourless statisticians have programmed countless computers, which have duly spewed out jargon and indecipherable algebraic equations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, it is all essentially window- dressing to appease the aforesaid humourless bureaucrats or the utopian fanatics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Fifteen years ago a humourless and intolerant permissiveness—if the phrase "intolerant permissiveness" is not a contradiction in terms—was in the ascendant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Politicians are indulging in a humourless guessing game as to what the price may be that he has in mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead of their wit, style and grace, she indulged in sour, humourless whingeing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He lacked the skills at oratory of some of his contemporaries, and was often seen as humourless and uncharismatic. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They concluded by writing that the episode is humourless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She recalls that upon taking over the magazine she found it to be pretentious, humourless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Whilst the characters often forgot lines and used many corny and humourless jokes, the segment was much loved. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was often described as distant, unemotional, and rather humourless, though some colleagues contended otherwise. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The students speculate on why he is leaving, but do not much care since despite being academically brilliant, he is generally despised as being strict, stern and humourless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As they investigate, they find that everyone there is almost completely humourless, and that it has something to do with a small island just off the coast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His conversations were hideously detailed and humourless. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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