Word · Frequency #3219
humour
幽默；诙谐
核心释义
the quality of being funny or amusing
- 1.
幽默感
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
- 2.
幽默
the quality of being funny
- 3.
体液(中世纪生理学概念)
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
幽默感；体液；幽默；体液(中世纪生理学概念)；诙谐
用法In use
Her sense of humour always lightens the mood in the office.
用法提示：此处 humour 为不可数名词，意为‘幽默’，与 sense of 搭配。
The teacher's dry humour made the lesson more enjoyable.
用法提示：此处 humour 为不可数名词，意为‘幽默’，被形容词 dry 修饰。
He is in a bad humour today, so don't bother him.
用法提示：此处 humour 为不可数名词，意为‘情绪’，与 in a ... humour 结构搭配。
a sense of humour
这是 humour 最常见的固定搭配，of 后面接 humour，前面可加 great、dry、quirky 等形容词。
My grandfather has a wonderful sense of humour.
我爷爷很有幽默感。
see the humour in sth
表示“看出某事中可笑、幽默的地方”，常用于否定结构 can't see the humour in sth。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sense of humour
- 幽默感
- She has a great sense of humour.她很有幽默感。
- good humour
- 好心情；愉快
- He was in good humour after the meal.饭后他心情很好。
- black humour
- 黑色幽默
- The film is known for its black humour.这部电影以黑色幽默著称。
- dry humour
- 冷幽默；冷面滑稽
- His dry humour often goes unnoticed.他的冷幽默常常不被注意。
- gallows humour
- 绞刑架下的幽默；绝望的幽默
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Humour（幽默）看作 hum（哼）加 our（我们的），哼出我们的快乐就是幽默。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于非正式或日常交流，如玩笑、喜剧或文学作品；也可用于正式场合指幽默感。总体中性。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: 'tumour' (ˈtjuːmə) shares the same stressed vowel /juː/ and following /mə/. Lookalikes: 'rumour' (ˈruːmə) has /uː/ instead of /juː/; 'colour' (ˈkʌlə) has /ʌ/. These end in '-our' but differ in vowel sounds.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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