| 词汇 | jocularity |
| 释义 | jocularity noun[ U ] formaluk /ˌdʒɒk.jəˈlær.ə.ti/ us /ˌdʒɑː.kjəˈler.ə.t̬i/ the quality of being happy and liking to make jokes: 爱开玩笑 There's a kind of forced jocularity to his writing.他的写作有一种强迫的戏谑性。 She is known for jocularity in her dealings with the press.她在与媒体打交道时以爱开玩笑著称。 See jocular Her air of warm jocularity masked her fundamental emotional coolness. The coach gave everyone a kind word or a bit of jocularity. Thankfully, the group kept jocularity to a minimum. Humour & humorous amusingly bitingly blackly bone dryidiom bring drily gag geddit? GSOH jocose lightly non-serious pawky photobomb photobombing playfully rib standing joke wag wisecrack Examples of jocularityjocularity When he has nothing more exciting to write about than his own health, he spices the letters up with biblical jocularities. An exhaustive study of jocularity in language would also need to study the treatment of the topic by other dictionaries. Jocularity seems to be in the ear of the listener, and what the 18th century found ludicrous was no laughing matter at the end of the 19th. One can be jocular about things but when alarm is caused the jocularity has to stop and seriousness must take over. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am saddened by the air of jocularity that is prevailing in what should be an austere debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In spite of all my jocularity and sarcasm, there is a serious point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those whose ignorance and jocularity was so appalling would have been much better advised to keep their mouths shut. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I notice a certain jocularity in that, but so often in matters of this kind common sense can prevail—sometimes more effectively. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a great deal of jocularity then. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may be a matter of jocularity to some, but it is a serious issue to others, especially those in the service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot understand why this seems to create some jocularity on the benches opposite. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is often jocularity when we consider estate agents. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That kind of jocularity is exactly the wrong note to strike on a major social problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been the subject of some misunderstanding, and occasionally of rather ponderous jocularity in some quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Without jocularity, services of that nature tend to multiply around persons of high estate in the ministerial or bureaucratic structure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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