badinage
英 ['b?d?nɑ??]
美[,b?d?n'ɑ?]
- n. 開玩笑；嘲弄，揶揄
- vt. 打趣
GRE
助記提示
1. 說別人年齡不好，年齡不合適這種玩笑最好不要開，畢竟大家對年齡還是比較敏感的。
中文詞源
badinage 開玩笑
來自詞根bat, 張口，擬聲詞。同bashful , 窘迫的。
英文詞源
- badinage (n.)
- "light railery," 1650s, from French badinage "playfulness, jesting," from badiner (v.) "to jest, joke," from badin "silly, jesting," from Old Proven?al badar "to yawn, gape," from Late Latin badare "to gape," from *bat-, the root of abash.
雙語例句
- 1. They bellowed pleasedly at the badinage.
- 他們還以為思嘉在開玩笑,都樂得大叫起來.
來自飄（部分）
- 2. When he reached the gate, there was the usual badinage with Charlie.
- 當(dāng)他來到公園大門時, 還是與往常一樣和查理開玩笑.
來自百科語句
- 3. For all the forced badinage, it was an awkward meal.
- 大家盡管勉強地說說笑笑, 這頓飯依舊吃得很別扭.
來自辭典例句