Word
sidesplitter
/ˈsaidsplitə/
noun
令人捧腹的笑话；笑死人的趣事
An extremely funny joke, remark, or situation.
- 1.
An exceptionally funny joke, remark, or happening.
极其滑稽的笑话、言论或事件。
极其滑稽的笑话、言论或事件。；极滑稽的故事
In use
My uncle told a sidesplitter at the party last night.
She had everyone in stitches with her sidesplitter about the office.
That comedian's latest sidesplitter went viral online.
a sidesplitter
用作名词短语，表示一个非常有趣的笑话。
That joke was a real sidesplitter.
那个笑话真是个极滑稽的故事。
tell a sidesplitter
He told a sidesplitter at the party.
他在聚会上讲了一个极滑稽的故事。
be a sidesplitter
与“a sidesplitter”模式类似，但强调主语的性质。
His story was a sidesplitter.
他的故事是个极滑稽的故事。
Common mistakes
That is a sidesplitter movie.That is a sidesplitting movie.
学习者误将名词 'sidesplitter' 用作形容词。正确的形容词形式是 'sidesplitting'（令人捧腹的）。
He sidesplitted the audience with his story.He told a sidesplitter that had the audience in stitches.
学习者误将 'sidesplitter' 用作动词。正确的用法是将其作为名词，意为“令人捧腹的笑话”。
Connections
Confusing words
- belly laugh
- 捧腹大笑 · sidesplitter 指极滑稽的故事本身，belly laugh 指由此引发的捧腹大笑的动作或笑声
- howler
- 愚蠢的错误；滑稽的笑话 · sidesplitter 强调故事极其滑稽，howler 既可指滑稽的错误，也可指让人发笑的玩笑，但常含贬义或戏谑
Word family
- sidesplitting
- 令人捧腹的；极其滑稽的 · adj.
- split one's sides
- 笑破肚皮；笑得前仰后合 · phr.
- splitter
- 劈木机；分裂器 · n.
Learner notes
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.