jocular

Word family noun joke joker jokiness jocularity adjective jokey jocular verb joke adverb jokingly jokily jocularly

joc·u·lar /ˈdʒɒkjələ $ ˈdʒɑːkjələr/ adjectiveadj formal

JOKING/NOT SERIOUSjoking or humorous 开玩笑的；幽默的 → jolly

He sounded in a jocular mood.

他听上去心情很好。

—jocularly adverbadv

—jocularity /ˌdʒɒkjəˈlærəti $ ˌdʒɑː-/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

jocular• Moreover, once the cases were distributed to each member, the reactions were jocular.• To those ballads he added a substantial leavening of others that were complimentary, jocular, and satirical.• At the turn of a switch, an emotional tirade could become jocular chit-chat.• His attention and trust gave her jocular ease with men and what acceptance she had of her own forceful character.• I was appalled to hear his jovial, jocular style.• a jocular tone

Origin jocular

(1600-1700) Latin jocularis, from jocus; → JOKE1

词汇	jocular
释义	jocular Word family noun joke joker jokiness jocularity adjective jokey jocular verb joke adverb jokingly jokily jocularly joc·u·lar /ˈdʒɒkjələ $ ˈdʒɑːkjələr/ adjectiveadj formal JOKING/NOT SERIOUSjoking or humorous 开玩笑的；幽默的 → jolly He sounded in a jocular mood. 他听上去心情很好。 —jocularly adverbadv —jocularity /ˌdʒɒkjəˈlærəti $ ˌdʒɑː-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus jocular• Moreover, once the cases were distributed to each member, the reactions were jocular.• To those ballads he added a substantial leavening of others that were complimentary, jocular, and satirical.• At the turn of a switch, an emotional tirade could become jocular chit-chat.• His attention and trust gave her jocular ease with men and what acceptance she had of her own forceful character.• I was appalled to hear his jovial, jocular style.• a jocular tone Origin jocular (1600-1700) Latin jocularis, from jocus; → JOKE1
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