clownish 英 [ˈklaʊnɪʃ] 　 美 [ˈklaʊnɪʃ]

clownish

clownish　 英 [ˈklaʊnɪʃ] 美 [ˈklaʊnɪʃ]

adj. 滑稽的，似小丑的　

I stand by the bed where a young woman lies, her face postoperative, her mouth twisted in palsy, clownish.　我站在一个年轻女人的病床旁，她的脸刚做过手术，她的嘴却像中风一样扭曲着，样子很是滑稽。
The mask of meringue on her face looked eerie, not clownish at all, and her mouth speaking through the white foam seemed to be a separate creature entirely, a puppet or a fish.　她脸上蛋白酥皮的面具看上去很怪诞，一点都不搞笑，她的嘴通过白沫说出话来似乎使她完全成了另类的生物，像个木偶，或一条鱼。

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  • adj. 滑稽的，似小丑的

  • 1. I stand by the bed where a young woman lies, her face postoperative, her mouth twisted in palsy, clownish.

    我站在一个年轻女人的病床旁，她的脸刚做过手术，她的嘴却像中风一样扭曲着，样子很是滑稽。

  • 2. The mask of meringue on her face looked eerie, not clownish at all, and her mouth speaking through the white foam seemed to be a separate creature entirely, a puppet or a fish.

    她脸上蛋白酥皮的面具看上去很怪诞，一点都不搞笑，她的嘴通过白沫说出话来似乎使她完全成了另类的生物，像个木偶，或一条鱼。

  • 3. Yet we shouldn’t be fooled: behind the clownish mask there is a state power that functions with ruthless efficiency.

    然而我们可不能被他给忽悠了：在他小丑面具的后面，是国家权力在冷酷无情有效率的执行。

  • clownish (adj.) 1560s, "rustic;" 1580s, "boorish, ungainly, awkward," from clown (n.) + -ish. Meaning "pertaining to or characteristic of a (stage) clown" is perhaps from c. 1600. Related: Clownishly; clownishness.
clown·ish / ˈklaʊnɪʃ ; NAmE ˈklaʊnɪʃ / adjective like a clown;silly 小丑似的；滑稽的；愚蠢的；傻的 clown·ish / ˈklaʊnɪʃ ; NAmE ˈklaʊnɪʃ /
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