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- n. 幽默;开玩笑
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1. For many years Jess had been employed about the cemetery as a man-of-all-work and it was his favorite pleasantry that he knew ''every soul in the place''.
多年来,杰斯一直都受雇处理所有的墓地杂务,所以他喜欢开玩笑说,他认识“这个地方的每一个人”。
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2. We have learned, however, from experience, what sort of pleasantry is upon most occasions capable of making us laugh, and we observe that this is one of that kind.
然而,从经验上我们知道,什么样的幽默在大多数场合下能够让我们发笑,我们看到,以上的这种类型就是。
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3. Courfeyrac and Bossuet, whose brave good humor increased with the peril, like Madame Scarron, replaced nourishment with pleasantry, and, as wine was lacking, they poured out gayety to all.
古费拉克和博须埃,他们的英雄气概和舒畅心情随着危机与时俱增,就象斯卡隆夫人①那样,用开玩笑来代替饮食,因为没有葡萄酒了,他们就向群众灌注欢乐。
- pleasantry (n.) "sprightly humor in conversation," 1650s, from French plaisanterie "joke, jest; joking, jesting," from plaisant "pleasant, pleasing, agreeable" (see pleasant). Related: Pleasantries.
pleas·ant·ry / ˈplezntri ; NAmE ˈplezntri / noun [countable , usually plural , uncountable ] ( plural pleas·ant·ries ) ( formal) a friendly remark made in order to be polite 客气话;客套 ◆ After exchanging the usual pleasantries, they got down to serious discussion. 互致寒暄之后,他们便开始严肃的讨论了。 pleasantry pleasantries pleas·ant·ry / ˈplezntri ; NAmE ˈplezntri /
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