jape

His comment was just a harmless jape, not a serious criticism.

用法提示：此处 jape 为可数名词，表示“玩笑、戏言”。

She told a jape at the party that made everyone laugh.

用法提示：此处 jape 为名词，作 told 的宾语，意为“笑话”。

The newspaper column was full of witty japes about local politics.

用法提示：此处 jape 以复数形式 japes 作名词，表示“玩笑、笑料”。