基本释义
adj. 爱开玩笑的；打趣的；滑稽的
星级词汇
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助记提示
1. joke => jok- => joc- + -ul- (diminutive affix) + -ar (缩略自：-ary / -aris).
英文词源
jocular 幽默的，诙谐的
来自拉丁语iocus,娱乐，玩耍，讲笑话，词源同joke.
深度学习
jocularjocular (JOK yoo lar) A different variety of “smiley face” is represented by this word. “Jocular” has nothing to do with “jocks”; rather, it means “tending to make jokes.” There are two close verbal cousins: “jocose,” which can be synonymous or can carry a more generalized meaning of “merry” and “jocund” is a somewhat more literary word meaning “light-hearted.” All three have their roots in the Latin word for “joke.”
- Bartholomew was normally a serious fellow, but April Fool’s Day brought out his jocular side.
- Lana’s mood is somewhat more jocose than it was during exam week.
If months had personalities, the month of May might be called jocund.
——摘自《Fiske WordPower: The Most Effective System for Building a Vocabulary That Gets Results Fast》
机器翻译，仅供参考
jocular（JOK-yoo-lar）这个词代表了不同种类的“笑脸”。“Jocular”与“jocks”无关；相反，它的意思是“倾向于开玩笑”。有两个相近的表亲：“jocose”可以是同义词，也可以是“快乐”的更广义的意思；“jofund”是一个更具文学意义的词，意思是“轻松”。这三个词都源于拉丁语中“玩笑”的意思
- 巴塞洛缪通常是一个严肃的人，但愚人节展现了他诙谐的一面
- 拉娜的心情比考试周的时候更诙谐了。
如果月份有个性的话，五月可能会被称为诙谐的月份
