Word · Frequency #21870
humourless
缺乏幽默感的;一本正经的
核心释义
lacking humour; serious and not finding things funny
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缺乏幽默感的;一本正经的
a lacking humor; a wink of warning"- Truman Capote
缺乏幽默感的;一本正经的
用法In use
Even though he told funny stories, his colleagues found him strangely humourless at work.
用法提示:humourless 作宾补,表示“缺乏幽默感的”。
She gave a humourless laugh when her boss mentioned the cancelled party.
用法提示:humourless 作定语修饰 laugh,说明笑声里没有幽默感。
The professor was humourless about the smallest mistake in the lab report.
用法提示:humourless 作表语,表示对某事严肃、不觉得好笑。
be humourless
humourless 是英式拼写,美式拼写为 humorless。
The manager was humourless and rarely smiled.
这位经理毫无幽默感,很少笑。
a humourless [noun]
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a humourless person
- 缺乏幽默感的人
- He came across as a humourless person at the party.他在聚会上给人的印象是一个缺乏幽默感的人。
- humourless tone
- 严肃乏味的语气
- The email had a humourless tone that made everyone uncomfortable.这封邮件语气严肃乏味,让大家都不舒服。
- humourless expression
- 不苟言笑的表情
- She watched the whole meeting with a humourless expression.她带着不苟言笑的表情看完了整场会议。
- completely humourless
- 完全没有幽默感
- The teacher was completely humourless about our jokes.那位老师对我们的玩笑没有任何幽默感。
- humourless bureaucrat
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
humour(幽默)+ less(少)=少了幽默,就是缺乏幽默感,总是一本正经的样子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:describing a person or their manner、book, film, or comedy reviews、comments about an event or atmosphere “humourless” 是比较中性的说法,虽常带负面意味,但不算正式或粗俗;多用于日常交谈和书面评论中,描述人或场合缺乏幽默感。具体语气需看上下文。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -less 结尾,词尾通常读作 /ləs/(或 /lɪs/),与 humourless 末尾的 /lɪs/ 相近,但它们重音所在元音不同,因此整词并不押韵。注意拼写相似的 humorous(幽默的)读作 /ˈhjuːmərəs/,不是 humourless;colourless 和 odourless 虽有 -our-,但分别读 /ˈkʌlələs/ 和 /ˈəʊdələs/,前面的元音也和 /hjuː/ 不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.