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a pleasantry about [topic]
pleasantry 是可数名词，指一句轻松或打趣的话；常用 about 引出话题。
That was just a pleasantry about the weather, not a serious comment.
那只是句关于天气的玩笑话，不是认真的评论。
幽默话；玩笑话；打趣的话
pleasantries — plural of pleasantry
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幽默话；玩笑话；打趣的话
pleasantry
That was just a pleasantry about the weather, not a serious comment.
那只是句关于天气的玩笑话，不是认真的评论。
玩笑话；打趣的话。
A playful remark; a jest.
We exchanged a few pleasantries before getting down to business.
我们在谈正事之前互致了几句客套话。
His pleasantry about the weather brightened the mood in the room.
他关于天气的玩笑话让房间里的气氛活跃起来。
She smiled at his pleasantry but did not reply.
她对他的玩笑话笑了笑，但没有回答。
pleasantry 是可数名词，指一句轻松或打趣的话；常用 about 引出话题。
That was just a pleasantry about the weather, not a serious comment.
那只是句关于天气的玩笑话，不是认真的评论。
exchange pleasantries 为固定搭配，pleasantries 常用复数，表示见面时说些客气话或闲聊。
They exchanged pleasantries with the guests before dinner.
晚餐前他们与客人互致寒暄。
Not this
They exchanged a pleasantry after the meeting.
Use this
They exchanged pleasantries after the meeting.
在 exchange 后应使用复数 pleasantries，表示双方相互说了几句客套/打趣的话。pleasantry 是可数名词，单数 a pleasantry 只表示一句，与 exchange（交换、相互说）搭配不合适。
Not this
He told a pleasantry about the weather.
Use this
He made a pleasantry about the weather.
英语中 tell 的宾语通常为 joke、story 等，而 pleasantry 的惯用动词是 make（说出、作出评论）。受汉语“说笑话”的影响，学习者常把 tell 误用在 pleasantry 上，造成搭配错误。
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互相寒暄
They exchanged pleasantries before the meeting began.
会议开始前他们互相寒暄了几句。
社交客套话
After the social pleasantries, we got down to business.
客套一番后，我们开始谈正事。
关于天气的客套话
He began with a pleasantry about the weather.
他以一句关于天气的客套话开场。
风趣的俏皮话
She offered a witty pleasantry that made everyone laugh.
她说了一句风趣的俏皮话，逗得大家大笑。
惯常的客套话
We went through the usual pleasantries before the discussion.
我们在讨论前照例说了些客套话。
互致寒暄；说客套话
We exchanged pleasantries before the meeting began.
会议开始前，我们互相寒暄了几句。
Use pleasantries naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
pleasant（令人愉快的）+ try（尝试）：试着说让人愉快的话，就成了 pleasantry（玩笑话/打趣话）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing、polite social conversation pleasantry 的正式程度随用法而异：复数 pleasantries 多指客套话，语气较中性；单数指逗趣的话时偏书面或正式。日常口语可改用 joke。
Peasantry /ˈpɛzəntri/ 与 pleasantry 完全押韵：重读音节同为 /ɛ/，之后均为 /zəntri/。Pleasant /ˈplɛzənt/ 只是前半部分读音相同；Pedantry /ˈpɛdəntri/ 以 -antry 结尾且重读元音相同，但辅音是 /d/ 而非 /z/；Pantry /ˈpæntri/、Entry /ˈɛntri/、Gentry /ˈdʒɛntri/ 都以 /tri/ 或相近的 /ntri/ 收尾，但重读元音或后续音节不同，因此不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.