jocular
adjective /ˈdʒɒkjələ(r)/
/ˈdʒɑːkjələr/
(formal)- humorous
幽默的;滑稽的;诙谐的 - a jocular comment
诙谐的评论 - He tried to sound jocular.
他试图让自己听起来诙谐。 - She explained in a jocular fashion that I was the problem.
她开玩笑地解释说我是问题所在。
- a jocular comment
- (of a person
) enjoying making people laugh人 爱开玩笑的;逗乐的;打趣的 synonym jolly see also joke
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin jocularis, from joculus, diminutive of jocus ‘jest, wordplay’.