
好词典

源自中古英语 'joke'(玩笑),可能来自拉丁语 'jocus'(玩笑或娱乐)。
❶ 开玩笑或说笑话的行为,通常是为了逗乐他人或表达轻松的态度。
“He was just joking when he said he won the lottery.”
(他说自己中了彩票时只是在开玩笑。)
“Stop joking around and focus on your work.”
(别开玩笑了,专心工作吧。)
❶ 形容某人或某事带有玩笑性质,并非认真或严肃的。
“He gave her a joking smile before telling the truth.”
(他在说出真相前给了她一个玩笑式的微笑。)
“Her joking tone made it hard to tell if she was serious.”
(她玩笑的语气让人难以分辨她是否认真。)
just joking — 用于澄清之前的言论只是玩笑,并非真实或认真的表达。
“I didn’t mean it, I was just joking!”
(我不是认真的,只是开玩笑!)
joking aside — 表示停止开玩笑,开始认真讨论某事。
“Joking aside, we need to find a solution to this problem.”
(说正经的,我们需要找到这个问题的解决方案。)