Word · Frequency #23415
quizzical
戏弄的；嘲弄的
核心释义
playfully teasing or ridiculing
- 1.
探询的；困惑的。
Questioning or suggesting puzzlement.
- 2.
古怪的；离奇的。
Strange or eccentric.
- 3.
诙谐的；幽默的。
Jocose; humorous.
困惑的；探询的；探询的；困惑的。；古怪的；离奇的。；诙谐的；幽默的。；戏弄的
用法In use
She gave me a quizzical look when I said I wanted to become a professional clown.
用法提示：quizzical 是形容词，修饰 look，表示“探询的、略带困惑的”神情。
His quizzical expression told me that he didn't understand my joke.
用法提示：quizzical 作定语修饰 expression，表示“困惑不解的”。
The puppy tilted its head and gave us a quizzical stare.
用法提示：quizzical 作定语修饰 stare，形容带着疑问的注视。
quizzical + noun
quizzical 常修饰 look、smile、expression 等名词，表示困惑、探询或略带戏弄的神情。
She gave me a quizzical look.
她给了我一个探询的目光。
be/look/seem + quizzical
作表语时，表示某人显得困惑、好奇或略带嘲弄。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- quizzical look
- 探询（或戏谑）的神色
- She gave me a quizzical look when I said the meeting had been cancelled.当我说会议取消时，她探询地看了我一眼。
- quizzical smile
- 戏谑的微笑
- He replied with a quizzical smile, as if he knew the answer all along.他带着戏谑的微笑回答，仿佛早就知道答案。
- quizzical expression
- 困惑的表情
- His quizzical expression told me he hadn't understood the joke.他困惑的表情告诉我他没听懂这个笑话。
- quizzical glance
- 探询的一瞥
- She shot me a quizzical glance from across the room.她从房间那头投来探询的一瞥。
- quizzical eyebrow
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 quiz（测验）：老师出 quiz 时那种逗你、又一脸探询的表情，就是 quizzical。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学/叙事描写、表情与语气描写 quizzical 通常用于书面或文学性描写，常修饰神情、微笑、表情等词，可表示“困惑询问的”或“开玩笑似的”。口语中较少单独使用，语气中性偏书面。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only physical rhymes with quizzical /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/: the stressed vowel and all following sounds match (/ˈfɪzɪkəl/ vs /ˈkwɪzɪkəl/). The other -ical words (classical, typical, critical, technical) are lookalikes that sound different, with different stressed vowels. Quiet also looks similar because of the initial 'qui-', but it is pronounced /ˈkwaɪət/, entirely different from the /kwɪ/ in quizzical.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.