Word · Frequency #46877
facetiously
/fəˈsiːʃəsli/
adverb
轻浮地；不正经地
核心释义
In a facetious or flippant manner; treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
- 1.
以诙谐或轻率的方式；以故意不恰当的幽默对待严肃问题的态度。
In a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
以诙谐或轻率的方式；以故意不恰当的幽默对待严肃问题的态度。；滑稽地；爱开玩笑地
用法In use
She facetiously suggested that we solve the budget crisis by printing more money.
用法提示：facetiously 作为副词修饰动词 suggested，表示说话方式带有玩笑意味。
When asked about his diet, he facetiously replied that he only ate chocolate.
用法提示：facetiously 修饰 replied，表明回答是戏谑的，并非真实情况。
The professor facetiously warned that the exam would be so hard it would make them cry.
用法提示：facetiously 修饰 warned，强调警告是出于幽默而非严肃威胁。
say facetiously that-clause
facetiously 放在 say 后、that 从句前，强调说话人故意用玩笑口吻说出严肃或夸张的内容。
He said facetiously that he had invented the internet.
他开玩笑地说互联网是他发明的。
facetiously suggest sth
facetiously 常置于 suggest 前，表明所提建议带有调侃意味；也可说 suggest sth facetiously。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- jokingly
- 开玩笑地 · facetiously 常指在严肃场合故意说不恰当的笑话，带一点不敬或轻率；jokingly 只表示“在开玩笑”，语气更中性，不强调场合是否严肃。若只是说明话语不是认真的，用 jokingly；若强调用玩笑对待本该严肃的事，用 facetiously。
- sarcastically
- 讽刺地；挖苦地 · facetiously 的重点是“开玩笑、不正经”，不一定想伤人；sarcastically 则带有嘲讽、挖苦的意图，常通过说反话表达不满。若只是不严肃的玩笑，用 facetiously；若意在讥讽对方，用 sarcastically。
- flippantly
- 轻率地；不尊重地 · facetiously 强调用玩笑处理严肃话题；flippantly 更强调态度轻率、不尊重，常含“随随便便、不当回事”的意味，不一定是在说笑话。若重点在不敬和敷衍，用 flippantly。
词族Word family
- facetious
- 诙谐的；不正经的；轻浮的 · adj
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