新gre填空词汇精讲：facetious

facetious[英][fəˈsi:ʃəs] [美][fəˈsiʃəs]

简明释义

adj.爱开玩笑的;轻率的;滑稽的;好笑的

adv.爱开玩笑地，乱引人发笑的

n.滑稽

facetiously

Al facetiously described himself as the Last Angry Man.

阿尔戏称自己为“最后的怒汉”。

例句

I became angry with the little boy at his facetious remarks.

对小男孩的滑稽评论我很生气。

A facetious grin eased her rosy lips as she turned to him with curious, dark brown eyes.

一个滑稽的微笑缓解她红润的嘴唇，她转身带着好奇，深褐色的眼睛给他。

Definition: a facetious name for two people who are often seen together and look or act alike.

定义：这是一种诙谐的说法，用于描述经常在一起，且样貌和行为相像的两个人。

Keep it, in any case, familiar, facetious even, rather than pedantic and portentous.

无论如何，要使它显得很随便，甚至滑稽可笑，而不要显得很迂腐，夜郎自大。