pleasantry
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈplez.ən.tri]
- 美式音标 [ˈplez.ən.tri]
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基本解释
- n.幽默；开玩笑；客气话
英汉例句
- We know kissing as a social pleasantry, the appropriate ending to a date and a means of connecting with our main squeeze.
我们知道，接吻可以作为一种社会礼仪，接吻是结束约会的一种美妙恰当的方式，接吻还是与我们的爱人沟通的主要手段。 - We have learned, however, from experience, what sort of pleasantry is upon most occasions capable of making us laugh, and we observe that this is one of that kind.
然而，从经验上我们知道，什么样的幽默在大多数场合下能够让我们发笑，我们看到，以上的这种类型就是。 - Courfeyrac and Bossuet, whose brave good humor increased with the peril, like Madame Scarron, replaced nourishment with pleasantry, and, as wine was lacking, they poured out gayety to all.
古费拉克和博须埃，他们的英雄气概和舒畅心情随着危机与时俱增，就象斯卡隆夫人①那样，用开玩笑来代替饮食，因为没有葡萄酒了，他们就向群众灌注欢乐。
双语例句
英英字典
- a polite and often slightly humorous remark, usually made to help other people feel relaxed
- Pleasantries are casual, friendly remarks that you make in order to be polite.