Word · Frequency #3219
humours
幽默；诙谐
humours is the plural of humour.
the quality of being funny or amusing
- 1.
the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous
幽默感
- 2.
the quality of being funny
幽默
- 3.
(Middle Ages) one of the four fluids in the body whose balance was believed to determine your emotional and physical state
体液(中世纪生理学概念)
幽默感；体液；幽默；体液(中世纪生理学概念)；诙谐
In use
Her sense of humour always lightens the mood in the office.
The teacher's dry humour made the lesson more enjoyable.
He is in a bad humour today, so don't bother him.
Connections
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
- The soldiers used gallows humour to cope with the danger.士兵们用绝望的幽默来应对危险。
- ill humour
- 坏脾气；不悦
Learner notes
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。
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。
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.
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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